{"id":25838,"date":"2025-09-02T00:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T22:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/avontuur-op-groenlands-ijskap-31-km-in-een-dag\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T22:20:39","slug":"avontuur-op-groenlands-ijskap-31-km-in-een-dag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/en\/avontuur-op-groenlands-ijskap-31-km-in-een-dag\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure on Greenland&#8217;s Ice Cap: 31 Km in one Day"},"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 Expedition Greenland Update<\/h2>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-25838-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/audio-blog-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/audio-blog-1.mp3\">https:\/\/arcticadventure.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/audio-blog-1.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>Expedition Update: Day 19 in Greenland<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to the latest blog update from our expedition team in Greenland. Today is Monday, September 1, and we are now on day 19 of our expedition. It was a productive day, with the wind at our backs, allowing us to make rapid progress. After our visit to Dye-2 yesterday, we made a turn that now lets us benefit from the southern katabatic winds. These winds are gravity-driven and blow cold air down over the ice cap. It&#8217;s fascinating to see how these natural forces work here. The vastness of the landscape continues to amaze us; you can look 360 degrees around you without any obstruction, something impossible in the Netherlands. The clouds here are immense and stretch from horizon to horizon.       <\/p>\n<h2>A Record Day on the Ice Cap<\/h2>\n<p>The ice cap we are traversing is enormous. We have been trekking over snow and ice for 18 consecutive days. Today, we set a new daily record by covering no less than 31 kilometers. The terrain seems flat, but we know we&#8217;ve descended 400 meters since the highest point. With the wind at our backs and lighter sleds, now weighing about 25 kilos less, today went exceptionally well. Because we&#8217;ve had such a productive day, we&#8217;ve decided to take a rest day tomorrow. We still have 165 kilometers to go, but as they say here in Greenland: <em>Imaka<\/em>, if nature wills it. Anything unexpected can happen. I once broke my ankle on day 24 of an expedition, which immediately ended it.        <\/p>\n<h2>Preparing for the Final Phase<\/h2>\n<p>Tomorrow we&#8217;ll use to prepare physically and mentally for the final stages of our journey. We hope everything goes according to plan and that we can successfully complete the remaining kilometers. <\/p>\n<h2>Today&#8217;s Statistics<\/h2>\n<p>For those interested in numbers: today we covered a total of 31 kilometers and are now at an altitude of 1,913 meters. So far, we have covered 409 kilometers and have 165 kilometers remaining before we reach our goal. 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