Greenland Expeditions and Ice Cap Crossings
Founded on a love of remote Arctic mountains and driven by a desire to succeed, Tangent Expeditions has strived to develop a wonderful balance of Arctic experiences and exploratory mountaineering opportunities in one of the most remote and isolated regions on Earth. Founded in 1989 Tangent Expeditions was set up to help climbers begin to explore the many vast and unknown mountain ranges of east Greenland and survey the vast potential of this largely unknown country.
In 1993 Paul Walker secured for the first time the private charter of a Twin Otter ski plane to fly a Tangent group to Mont Forel, long thought to be the second highest mountain in Greenland, and proceeded to make the first ascent of a major new 28 pitch route on the north ridge of the mountain. Since then Tangent has worked closely with the aircraft owners to develop an expedition logistics platform in Greenland to allow climbers to reach new and previously unexplored and unclimbed ranges. Read more…
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