May 12 “Getting GRIP ready for Skier operations”

There is now only 2 days until we expect the first Skier (i.e. an NYANG LC-130) to land here at GRIP. Therefore, after yesterday’s storm we are all busy using…

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May 11:”A stormy beginning to our day”

During the night the windspeed here at GRIP increased to 37kts gusting 46kts with both snowfall and drifting snow. So a real snow storm with visibility decreasing to 50-100m and…

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May 10: “A busy weekend and a birthday at GRIP”

In our ice core camps we normally have a Saturday dinner party and a late start Sunday, to mark the end of the week and get a bit of rest.…

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April 28 – May 3: The FOM office in Kangerlussuaq is open!

Tuesday April 28th, the FOMs Marie Kirk and Jørgen Peder Steffensen arrived with Air Greenland from Copenhagen. They have spent the last five days opening the office in KISS, getting…

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April 28: The 2026 Green2Ice field season has started!

During the last months, the Green2Ice Copenhagen team has been busy preparing for the 2026 field season in Greenland: Applying for Greenlandic government permits, ongoing coordination with participants and associated…

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July 16: We are all out. GRIP is closed for the season.

Because of the long evening work on Tuesday, we were pretty set for a pick-up by the Basler. In the morning fog, we checked the skiway and made a report…

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July 15: Packing and closing.

We just got word, that the Basler will head for GRIP tomorrow afternoon. If all goes well, we should be in Kangerlussuaq around supper time. All in camp, are busy…

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