
flying in to Narsarsuaq
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on the way into the Kuusuaq valley for one night camping
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view to Kuussuup sermia glacier
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dense vegetation on the way back to the airport |

on the way to Nanortalik
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many villages between demanding multiple stopovers |

all inland flights in this area are done with helicopters |

mountain ranges getting steeper when nearing to Nanortalik area |

arrival in Nanortalik |
Nanortalik houses |

Nanortalik church
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making extended walks around Nanortalik island, Nanortalic village below (mid of image) while waiting for chartered Inuit boat |

lonesome iceberg |

total lunar eclipse at dusk |

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Nanortalik cemetery |

boating into Tasermiut fjorden |

first view to the mountain range beeing my home for the coming weeks |

Inuit boat leaving me behind in Klosterdalen - this will be my last view of any humans for the coming weeks |

Tasermiut range can be called as the Patagonia of Greenland, uncomparable 1000m rock walls in abundance |

in summer these mountains are the paradise for extreme climbers |

late arctic summer with still flowering vegetation
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panoramic view from Ketil range |

view to S, bizarre mountaintops as far as the eye rechaes |

standing near to the dominant Ketil summit, towering more than 2000m above the sea, beeing still 500m below its summit |

view to the famous Nalumasortoq |

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my first high camp |

Kirkespiret to the west |

view back to Nalumasortoq |

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Nalumasortoq |

Nalumasortoq
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standing below the unbelievable 1000m cylinder of Ulamertorsuaq |

view back to the Tasermiut fjorden |

beeing back to my basecamp below 1400m high westwall of Ketil at sunset |

mountains to the east |

my basecamp in Klosterdalen |

Ketil in morning light - seen on the way to Uiluiit |

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first view of Sermeq glacier defining the end of Tasermiut fjorden |

entering Tiningnertooq valley |

mountain range at the end of Tiningnertooq valley |

following glacier river |

finding the right pass leading to the following valley to the N is a difficult 1000m climbing task without any trails and steep rock walls between |

view back from the finally reached pass |

first panoramic view into the next valley - this is also the point of no return for the ascending route, distant lake promises utterly required drinking water |

the pass is a knife edge like rock ridge |

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only one place allows crossing with easy II-grade climb |

calving clacier above steep walls |

campsite after a long, strenuous day below towering Tininnertuup Qaqqaat summit, crossed pass behind |

reaching Sermitsiaq glacier and again coastline of Tasermiut fjorden |

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big mushrooms around |

Ketil summit in far distance |

glacier breakup at the end of Tasermiut fjorden |

Sermitsiaq range |

following the partly steep and undescribed coastline back to Klosterdalen is a starkly thrilling task - beeing not able to make it would mean crossing the high mountain pass again with now limited resources |

solo crossing the big Uliuiit glacier river is only sensible when conditions are perfect |

back to my basecamp below Ketil after a few days is a convenient experience |

entering Klosterdalen astonishes with extended marsh terrain giving wet surprises, soon to cross mountain pass behind |

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leaving Klosterdalen to NE |

bush kitchen |

camp below pass to Tupaassat valley |

thundering glacier ice avalanches accompanying through the night |

glaciers defying gravity on top of 1000m rock walls |

sunset light |

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view back to Klosterdalen |

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last view to Ketil range |

unnamed lake directly at the pass |

entering Tupaassat valley under hanging glaciers |

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colors of fall are intensifying from day to day |

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many lakes have to be circumnavigated before reaching Kangikitsoq fjord |

abundant blueberries giving additional food supply |

finding nice windcovered campsite used as basecamp for climbing excursion the following day |

view back to recently crossed pass while investigating planned climbing route |

still a long way to Kangikitsoq fjord... |

starting in first morning light |

steep mountaintops catching first sunlight |

while searching my way skywards it is time to decide for the easiest way to the summit |

view to my future destination, the Kangikitsoq fjord |

summit view to the E from my unnamed 1458m peak to another, 2106m high summit |

view to Qinnguadalen range in the distance, this will be my only possible way back to Tasermiut fjorden |
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Kangikitsoq fjord below |

me at the summit |

age old lichens sharp as a kife makes rock climbing unconvenient |

dominant 2106m peak to the east seen while descenting on the same way |

view down to the lake with by basecamp |
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back at the camp |

morning haze above soon to be reached Kangikitsoq fjord |
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ascending to the next pass for reaching Qinnguadalen was easy, but circumnavigating its lake meant dealing with a dangerous steep and icy part |
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walking down into Qinnguadalen |
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camsite between lakes... |

...and calving glaciers |

curious polar fox trying to catch my food, it developed into a hour long fight with damaged tent and backpack |

good to have crossed the pass yesterday-fresh snow fell in the night |

hanging glacier in the clouds |

view back into 15km long Qinnguadalen |

in Qinnguadalen one can find the biggest birch forest in Greenland - not exactly a nice experience fighting for hours against dense and spring-loaded birch bushes |
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reaching the shoreline of Tasersuaq lake |

crossing of Qingeq river |

colors of fall |
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reaching glacier lake at the end of Qingeq kujalleq valley, but glacier retreat melted the expected glacierfront away...so turning back to the lake |

first sign of coming winter - northern lights seen from my camp at the shoreline of Tasersuaq lake |

animation of northern lights |

animation of northern lights |

again discovering the unknown - trying to reach the Itillersuaq valley via undescribed and incalculable mountain pass |

for the crossing it was necessary to circumnavigate this impressive summit |

to investigate the steep ascent to this pass and to have a better view into this impressive mountainrange I tried to climb a unnamed 1368m peak to the E |

it turned out beeing possible to reach the very summit with a breathtaking view |

summit view to E showing unnamed lake 1000m directly below my feet, surrounded by steep mountains, seizable only with stitching multiple images |
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me at the summit after erecting maybe the first stone marker there |

after reaching the pass with very steep, but easy climbing it turned out to be a easy, but due to endless boulders strenuously long descent |

drifting ice |

the dominant peak E of the pass, now seen from its backside |

after reaching the upper Itillersuaq valley and beeing sure to reach the not too far away Inuit village I took another day off for climbing an unnamed 1100m peak having a beautiful sight back to the successfully crossed mountainrange with its colorful lakes |

descending to the camp |

comfortable camp in the grass... |

...with a beautiful view over Itillersuaq valley |

evening light |

still nice weather and enough time to climb the Qaqqatsiaq mountain - giving a wonderful view to Tasersuaq lake and the Qinnguadalen far behind |

and to the W side the Tasermiut fjorden |

panoramic view with Tasermiut fjorden to the left and Tasersuaq lake to the right |

the day after clouds rolled in and it started to rain heavily for many days, covering the peaks with fresh snow and bringing winter |

just right to reach Tasiusaq village and organizing a boat transfer to Nanortalik |

flying back to Narsarsuaq |

last iceberg before leaving Greenland |