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Expedition start in Qaanaaq

 Arved Fuchs and his three fellow team members have been in Qaanaaq since the week before last. Following their arrival in the small community, it was necessary to stow away the complete freight consisting of 22 crates. During the first days, it was also a matter of getting settled in; with temperatures of -25 °C, it is also necessary to acclimatize oneself. Of course there is work to be done with the dogs. Fuchs and his team must get each dog used to the other dogs and train with them in order to get to know each one of them.

April 4th: Breakup for first training session
April 10th: Start of Avanersuaq-Expedition
April 16th: Different route after first trip
April 23rd: Spectacular trip on glacier



Last preparations take place in Qaanaaq

Arved Fuchs' next expedition is not far off. In order to clear the details directly, Arved Fuchs from  Bad Bramstedt, is leaving next week for Greenland, where the next tour will take place from April to May. In the small community of Qaanaaq, Fuchs together with Raimund Koch, one of his crew members, will make the necessary last preparations, so that the next undertaking can start the best possible start. Fuchs is planning to travel from Qaanaaq to the northwest coast of Greenland with two dog sleds. Further details and the latest developments during the one week of preparation will be available soon on this site.


Ice-bouy passes the 5.000 kilometer mark

On the 18th of August, Arved Fuchs set out an ice-buoy on a compact ice-berg off the east coast of Greenland (73°21,98'N / 21°39,62'W) and from this point the ice-berg drifted south down the total coastline. It then took an easterly course at about the latitude of Cape Farvel and has been drifting since then across the Atlantic in the direction of the British Isles. In the meantime, the floatable buoy has travelled far and will soon break the magical total distance of 5.000 kilometers - the least reading measured a total distance of 2.561 sea miles, which is the equivalent of 4.909 kilometers. It remains to be seen which path the bouy will take...




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