Expeditions to Greenland

Expedition Contact/Leader	Date Report	Summary
Worksop College East Greenland Catalina Expedition 2015 Neal Gwynne	2015 greenland-catalina-2015 recce flight video g-apfv-to-ne-greenland	Flew to and from East Greenland in the UK’s only airworthy Catalina flying boat. Explored the Vinblœsdal valley, south of Scoresbysund. Climbed five Arctic peaks including three possible first ascents. Recce flight video by John Thorogood in G-APFV Recce Flight Report and photographs
Flying to Mestersvig John Thorogood	2014 Report	A Piper PA23/160 Apache was flown from Scotland to Mestersvig.
Greenlyon Expedition	2014 Report Blog	Climb unclimbed peaks, one per pupil at least, north of river Bodal to Storefjord, to undertake a geology survey from rock seen during the trek and to finalise a three year project along the length of Hurry Fjord of collecting water samples in nine locations to monitor ‘Ocean Acidification’ and revisit the Inuit settlement of Ittoqqortoomitt.
Cape Farewell	2014 Report	To do a self contained sea kayak expedition and climb new alpine climbs in the area.
Arctic Return Bob Shepton	2014 Report	Climb new routes on the unclimbed walls of Hamborgerland, W. Greenland, to sail across to Baffin, to join the ‘Wild Bunch’ of 20-10 pioneering new big rock routes there, to sail back across the Atlantic to Scotland to complete the double transit of Scotland-Greenland-NW Passage-Nome, Alaska-NW Passage-Greenland-Scotland.
Are Microbes Melting the Greenland Ice Sheet?	2014 Report	To examine microbiological climate amplification on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet.
Greenland 360	2014 Report	To measure the 2014 melt rate of the Russell Glacier and Ice Cap. To explore unseen areas of the ice using an aerial camera drone. To work with locals to document how they are being affected by climate change. To being an artist to allow us to communicate our findings through an artistic medium.
Greenland Wolf Research Program: 13th Field Season Ulf Marquard-Petersen	2014 Report	Completed the first population survey of arctic wolves since 1998 in Hold with Hope, East Greenland. Monitored known wolf den sites. Unfortunately no recent traces were found.
Shackleton Bjerg Expedition John Thorogood	2002 Report	Boating expedition from Mestersvig to climb Shackleton Bjerg.
Forsblad Fjord Expedition John Thorogood	2000 Report	Boating expedition from Mestersvig.
Maria Ø Expedition John Thorogood	1999 Report	Boating expedition from Mestersvig to Maria Ø and Ymers Ø.
British North Greenland Expedition Commander C.J.W. Simpson	1952-4 Wikipedia	Explored Dronning Louise Land

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