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Photo gallery

These photos are just the ones taken by Jeremy, more (and better!) pictures from the other members can be found on Phil's Mountain Photo website.

NEW You can also watch the descent sequence from Phil's film of the expedition Arctic Tracks.

These images may be freely used for non-commercial purposes, provided the image credit is retained and a link provided to this site.

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Preparing Supplies

All food was packed and shipped out weeks in advance. Each two-man-day pack weighed about 1.5kg and contained about 9000 calories.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Iceland Promenade

Strolling in the never-ending Reykjavik evening

© Jeremy Thomson
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Iceland sunset
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Phil cragging on the beach
 
Phil's urge to climb is insatiable!

© Jeremy Thomson
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Phil cragging on the beach
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Iceland Pissup
 
It may be £5 a pint, but you have to have a good drink the night before an expedition

© Jeremy Thomson
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Anthea
 
50-year-old 70s DJ that rocked the house.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Skidoo Journey
 
The helicopter was down, so we got a doo ride from Constable Point to Scoresbysund.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Skidoo ride
 
The lucky ones got seats. The others got wooden boxes. Ow.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Guesthouse
 
'Sea Containers House' Scoresbysund, our home for a few days

© Jeremy Thomson
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Dog team turning
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Keith's sledge
 
Looking back on the move

© Jeremy Thomson
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On the sea ice
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Tiny's Sledge Overexposed
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Foot of Emmanuel Glacier
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Tired dogs
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Avalance cone
 
Skiiers beware!

In fact there were few major slab avalances, but a lot of minor sloughs and sheddings from rock bands.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Skinning Twin Towers
 
On the ascent of 'Twin Towers'

© Jeremy Thomson
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Summit of Twin Towers
 
View back over the sea ice

© Jeremy Thomson
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Slog back to camp
 
Typical conditions, unfortunately

© Jeremy Thomson
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Unidentified Pass
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Mountain Sunburst
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Camp 1
 
Dug in on the Emmanuel Glacier

© Jeremy Thomson
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Skinning View
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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'Mont Blanc de Tiny'
 
(The closer peak). Climbed on previous day.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Skinning Emmanuel
 
Slogging up the glacier on one of the few nice days...

© Jeremy Thomson
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Nunatak
 
To climb this!

© Jeremy Thomson
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Aguilles
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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View of 'Asguard'
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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View from the Nunatak
 
You can see right across Hurry Fjord back to Constable Point in the distance

© Jeremy Thomson
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View from the Nunatak
 
Looking back the other way

© Jeremy Thomson
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Gully ski slough
 
This gully is starting to release as Keith skis it.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Ridge Moon
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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'Mount Asguard'
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Skinning Horizon
 
On the way to Mount Asguard

© Jeremy Thomson
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Flank of Asguard
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Snow Sculpting
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Traversing steep flank
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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View from peak
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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View from peak
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Phil has a bonnie
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Evening decent
 
Heading back down the Emmanuel Glacier around 10pm.
© Jeremy Thomson
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Pulking on the sea ice
 
Sometime around midnight

© Jeremy Thomson
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Sunset
 
Or is it sunrise? More or less the same thing around these parts.

© Jeremy Thomson
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Surreal Colours
 
Low sun on distant island peak

© Jeremy Thomson
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Sunrise
 
Around 3am, on the way to the hut

© Jeremy Thomson
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Pulking poor vis
 
And on and on... reached the hut around 4am!

© Jeremy Thomson
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Keith Profile
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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View across Kolding Glacier
 
Area's highest peak, Tvillinger, hidden in the cloud

© Jeremy Thomson
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Camp 3

Tiny locates his re-enforced sports brassiere

© Jeremy Thomson
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Scoresbysund
 
Colourful houses in the town

© Jeremy Thomson
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Our chopper arrives
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Scoresby from the air
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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Blue sea ice
 
© Jeremy Thomson
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