By Peter on Sep 28, 2019 09:00 am
We take a look at the best mountaineering books ever written, drawing on accounts from the best climbers in the harshest of environments thousands of meters above sea level. As I've mentioned before my bookshelves are filled with tales of adventure travel, survival against the odds and obsessive searches. As an avid climber, keen on winter mountaineering and wild camping, naturally mountaineering books take up a good junk of shelf space. The post 25 best mountaineering books ever written appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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By Peter on Sep 25, 2019 09:00 am
Hiking around Ilulissat is the quickest and easiest way to get up close and personal to the immense icefjord that fringes the town. Ilulissat in Greenland is utterly unique in its location at the mouth of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ilulissat Icefjord. Nowhere else in the world is it possible to wake up at a hotel, eat breakfast and then stroll down to such a giant body of ice. The combination of ice sheet and fast moving glacier calving into a fjord is a phenomenon that only occurs in Greenland and Antarctica. Annually, over 10% of all Greenland's icebergs calve from Ilulissat Icefjord – more than any other glacier outside Antarctica. The post Hiking around Ilulissat in Greenland: a complete guide appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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By Kia on Sep 21, 2019 09:00 am
When Peter headed to Greenland this summer to trek the Arctic Circle Trail, I knew he'd be unreachable for 7-10 days. He's a highly experienced hiker, but there was a tiny part of me that couldn't help but worry. What if he twisted an ankle or fell into a ravine? What if he was attacked? What if he lost his backpack from a capsized kayak? There were several scenarios that ran through my head – but a wildfire was not one of them. He was heading to the Arctic for goodness sake; to Greenland which is 80% covered in ice! Fire was a hardly a danger. Only, it was. The post How to escape a wildfire: a hiker’s guide appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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By Peter on Sep 18, 2019 09:00 am
Iceberg sightseeing in Ilulissat is best done at night, not by moonlight, but beneath the Arctic's infamous midnight sun. Ilulissat is the Greenland you've always imagined. Positioned at the mouth of the 40km-wide Jakobshavn Glacier (Sermeq Kujalleq) itself buttressed by an immense icefjord, Ilulissat's sprinkling of multi-coloured houses on the picturesque iceberg-strewn Disko Bay is one of the most wondrous settings on Earth. The post Under the midnight sun: iceberg sightseeing in Ilulissat appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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By Peter on Sep 14, 2019 09:00 am
From eastern Greenland to northern Alaska, we explore some of the most remote places on the face of the Earth. Whether it's astronomical distances, inhospitable climates or extreme terrains that define these remote and hostile lands, there's one thing they all have in common: they're on my bucket list. That and the fact that people live […] The post 12 of Earth’s most remote places and communities appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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By Peter on Sep 11, 2019 09:00 am
An Eqi Glacier boat tour takes travellers to the precipice of the planet. It is a magical place, almost supernatural, and utterly spectacular. The gigantic Eqi Glacier in Greenalnd sits around 430km north of the Arctic Circle and around 1,600km south of the North Pole. On a planet of nearly eight billion people, relatively very few souls carve out an existence in these latitudes. The post Eqi Glacier boat tour: a journey to the edge of the world appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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By Peter on Sep 07, 2019 09:00 am
African countries dominate the ranking of the poorest countries in the world based on the latest data from the World Bank. Last year we spent a month travelling through Ethiopia. Having grown up in the eighties, we were only too aware of the struggles Ethiopia had historically faced: political unrest, civil war and of course, famine. The post Poorest countries in the world – ranked appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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By Peter on Sep 04, 2019 09:00 am
Our selection of the best things to do in Kangerlussuaq will help you make the most of your time in this remote corner of the world. At first glance, the lonely settlement of Kangerlussuaq in Greenland might not seem much than a necessary stepping-stone for travellers en route to Ilulissat, Greenland's most popular tourist destination. The post Things to do in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland appeared first on Atlas & Boots.
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