Location: Stauning Alps, Greenland.    Lat & Long (start): 71°44'02.6"N 24°30'36.0"W

Team: Molly Thompson (leader), Jesse Dufton, Alistair Everett, Oliver Mentz, Jen Roberts

Dates: 4 April to 5 May 2017

** An Arctic Club Award Expedition 2017 **

Objectives: We will travel to the Stauning Alps in East Greenland by snowmobile and ski. We will climb and explore the mountains and also collect scientific data: snow temperature and density profiles, mass balance and albedo measurements to complement satellite observations.

See the Planned Route and Target Peaks 2017

May 11: Molly Thompson is awarded THE SES SIR CHARLES BLOIS EXPLORER AWARD 2017.

May 5: We're home safe and sound!!

Yippee... It's been fantastic! Here's us in front of our 2nd peak - name TBC... — 

feeling thankful with Molly Thompson, Jesse Dufton, Alistair Everett, Oliver Mentz and Jen Roberts

BMC Article & Report: "Molly Thompson: how to claim first ascents of Greenland peaks"

Follow us on Greenland 2017 with Live Updates from the Glacier and Map

 @Greenland2017     @Greenland2017 

Previous Posts

• Bits and Bobs and Getting Excited
• Our Training Trip to Norway
• Mapping and High Resolution Imagery
• Our Gear has Set Off
• Avalanche Awareness
• Arctic Club Annual Dinner
• Finalising our Gear for Shipping
• Expedition Food
• The Science
• Data Collection – Scott Polar Research Institute
• Contact made with the 1970s Expedition Team
• Water & Waste Management
• Determining unclimbed Peaks

For full details see: Web:  Greenland 2017  

Contact (email forwarded through the Arctic Club): web@arcticclub.org.uk

Sponsors, including the Arctic Club Award, Sponsorship