{"id":25496,"date":"2025-08-10T17:24:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T15:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/expeditie-groenland-laatste-voorbereidingen-en-uitdagingen\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:20:07","slug":"expeditie-groenland-laatste-voorbereidingen-en-uitdagingen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/en\/expeditie-groenland-laatste-voorbereidingen-en-uitdagingen\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland Expedition: Final Preparations and Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-1gwz1si-ecd8bedfb95d85ee6996109298e61835 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mc64ztu3-846d675314f13359fca42c4201ff35aa '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h2>Listen to the Greenland Expedition Update.<\/h2>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-25496-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/audio-blog-9.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/audio-blog-9.mp3\">https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/audio-blog-9.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/en\/onderwerpen\/greenland-2025\/\">Read all blogs in English.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/en\/expeditions-overview\/groenland-expeditie-2025\/\">Our live position in Greenland.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udce2 <a href=\"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/en\/expeditions-overview\/groenland-expeditie-2025\/\">Read all previous messages.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1bmxhhu-f5224d651b560eb192fac74ab38ea33f\">\n.flex_column.av-1bmxhhu-f5224d651b560eb192fac74ab38ea33f{\nborder-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;\npadding:10px 10px 10px 10px;\nbackground-color:#f2f2f2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1bmxhhu-f5224d651b560eb192fac74ab38ea33f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mc64zgdb-764a03b10f56dacf5f241b503f2c1109 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h2>Sign up for the Expedition Newsflash.<\/h2>\n<p>Receive alerts of new blog posts in your email during the expedition.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"AWqNqu\"><\/div>\n            \n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='hr av-s1j460-8b84e45465358f2aa3aef05aedecf6b4 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rnnpki-558c6bf59fdaafc19ab18598bf38c424 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mc64ytx1-f782ba5f3613bbe73186e5a4eaf44b03 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h2>Final Preparations for the Expedition to Greenland<\/h2>\n<p>This Sunday afternoon in Utrecht, we are busy with the final preparations for our expedition to Greenland. As you read this, we are probably at Schiphol Airport checking in for our flight with Icelandair. (That will be Monday at 12:00) Via Reykjavik, we travel to Kulusuk, where our adventure begins.   <\/p>\n<h2>Technical Challenges and Solutions<\/h2>\n<p>During the preparations, we encountered some technical problems. The Garmin Messenger Plus, which we planned to take with us, could not be activated. Therefore, we decided to take another tracker with us: the trusted Garmin inReach that I still had. In addition, there appeared to be a software error in our handheld GPS, which prevented it from getting past the loading screen. Even a factory reset offered no solution. Fortunately, at Arctic Adventure, we have multiple teams and therefore multiple devices at our disposal. We brought another GPS, and it works properly. Normally, I navigate with a compass and my mobile phone, using various navigation apps. It is always important to have a backup, or redundancy, as it is called.        <\/p>\n<h2>Extra Communication Equipment<\/h2>\n<p>We are now taking two Garmin inReach devices with us. If we manage to activate the inReach Messenger Plus while we are on the ice cap, we can send photos. That would be great, of course.  <\/p>\n<h2>Ready for Departure<\/h2>\n<p>The last things are now being taken care of. The hand luggage is already ready, and I&#8217;m going to call my family before we leave. Tomorrow morning at 12 o&#8217;clock, we will be at Schiphol Airport. If you want to see us off, you are welcome at the Icelandair check-in desk. 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