Aug
27
2010
Greenland! Ulamatorsuaq and Nalumasortoq
The last meter of 1,000…..
Kate and Jasmin with Nalumasortoq
Some people know how to climb in the rain, some people don’t. Jasmin Caton and I grew up in the rainy climates of western Alaska, British Columbia and Washington. We know that you don’t melt in the rain, like the inverse of the ‘Wicked Witch of the West’. Indeed we all know rain is wet and chilling, and I would not recommend climbing in it. However practice makes perfect, and stubbornness pays off. When wind-driven bullets of rain 140 meters from the summit of Ulamatorsuaq hammered us, we put our hoods on, turned our backs to the wind, and kept climbing. BRRR! Continue reading
