
on the way from Kangerlussuaq to the inland icefield
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bicycle meets fine sand-a harsh experience
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approaching Russel glacier
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approx. 20m hight icefront, frequently calving |

fresh breakup
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fragile ice arc |

ice pebbles flying around like bullets when breakup occurs |

my first camp near icefront |

musk ox warning sign |
2 day solo expedition in order to find wild musk ox group |

beeing near to musk oxes in the wild is a adrenalin generating experience due to the impressive aggressivenes of these animals
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on the flight to Ilulissat |

arrival in Ilulissat |

Mushrooms are frequently growing in fall |

famous icefjord near Ilulissat |

boating inmidst of giant icebergs |

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humpback whale diving between icebergs |

icefjord in evening light |

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inactive south crater with ash buried vegetation in front
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icebergs with boats in front giving scale |

on the way to Equip sermia glacier area by rental boat |

3 days walking around alone in wilderness between coastline and inland icefield giving strong impressions |

Equip sermia glacier from above |

Equip sermia panoramic view |

colors of fall with glacier below |

ice boom |

layered rock |

leaves in fall colors |

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calving icefront |

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dusk seen from my tent |

ptarmigan |

arctic hare - a welcome encounter when beeing alone |

seemingly timeless landscape |

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decades or ages? |

inland glacier |

still visible century old caterpillar track from first explorers trying to reach inland ice |

first contact with inland ice field |

nearly spiritual experience to stand on the border of the huge inland ice after many hours walk from the coastline |

coming back to by campsite near Eqip sermia glacier |

tent with a view... |

small tsunami like waves from calving clacier are discarding ice pieces |

hilltop with view to the inland ice |

colorful lakes giving contrast |

blueberries are common in arctic fall |

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frequent weather changes are usual in fall |

on the way back to Ilulissat |

Ilulissat icefjord |

meanwhile colors of fall are intensifying |

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Ilulissat from hilltop above |

full moon rising above icefjord |

iceberg at sunset |

fragile icepillars |

full moon above icefjord |

on the way by boat to Disco Island |

arrival in Qeqertarsuaq village |

Kuannit area famous for mild climate and therefore dense vegetation |

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Kuannit shows its volcanic origin with abundant basalt pillars |

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waterfall between basaltic columns |

Finback whales patroling near coastline |

ice age shaped terrain |

climbing Innarsuaq mountain |

huge, age old lichen |

glaciated summit |

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summit view to Disco Island center |

moonrise at dusk |

evening colors |

waterfall between basaltic columns |

morning dawn |

earth's shadow with drifting icebergs seen while climbing Lyngmarksbreen summit in early morning |

view from flattopped summit |

crosing crevassed terrain takes caution |

view down to Qeqertarsuaq area |

fragile iceberg |

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calving iceberg |

back to the basaltic columns of Kuannit |

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colors of fall |

basaltic dome |

intense colored lichen |

back to Qeqertarsuaq |

change of the seasons-northern lights are greeting me for the first time when arriving back to Ilulissat |

northern lights above icefjord |

Ilulissat harbour under ice attack |
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final view to Greenland while flying back to Europe |
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