An
Extraordinary Journey!
A
VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO
WARMING ISLAND, GREENLAND
Bird
photos by Charles Wyttenbach!
September
16-27, 2008
Dear
Travelers:
We
invite all travelers who are explorers at heart to join
this extraordinary journey of  discovery
led by modern-day explorer Dennis Schmitt.
This
fall, from September 16-27, 2008, we’ll join Dennis
as he returns to East Greenland, and to his amazing
discovery from the fall of 2005—a three-finger-shaped
island in East Greenland’s Liverpool Land, which
was totally unknown until it recently emerged from beneath
the great Greenland ice sheet. It was discovered by
Dennis on a voyage 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle
in September 2005.
In
the fall of 2006, Dennis and a small expedition team
returned to the island by helicopter and spent a week
camping on a glacier, climbing peaks, hiking, exploring,
and surveying the animals and plants. The Aurora Borealis
was awesome above glacier fields edged by rugged peaks.
In
satellite photos from 1985, the island is totally locked
in ice, and it appears to be part of the main-land.
In just 20 years, the ice that tied it to the main-land
has disappeared, and a striking island of rugged peaks
steeply plunging into the ocean has emerged!
The
island is a compelling indicator of the rapid speed
of global warming—named “Warming Island”
by Dennis’ expedition team—and is attracting
global attention from major newspapers worldwide including
the New York Times!
On
this voyage, you will be among the first to see this
spectacular island on an outstanding itinerary in Iceland
and East Greenland.
Our
journey will begin in Reykjavik, Iceland,with a flight
to Akureyri where we’ll board the 50-passenger
expedition vessel, M/V Aleksey Maryshev, and
sail north across the Denmark Strait and above the Arctic
Circle to the coast of East Greenland.
Our
voyage will pass through an area rich in marine life.
Blue whales, the largest animal that has ever lived
on Earth, feed in the rich waters, and orcas (killer
whales), white-beaked dolphins, and seabirds may be
seen.
We
will have a full day to explore the area around Warming
Island and to learn from Dennis about his team’s
discoveries. En route, we will have a complete lecture
program on board ship, and you will have an opportunity
to talk with Dennis about his other explorations in
the Arctic, from the Bering Straits to the northern
tip of Greenland.
We
will then head south to explore the coast of East Greenland,
including Scoresby Sund, the longest fjord in the world.
At Cape Hofmann Halvø, we will look for musk
oxen in the wild. Remains of remote Inuit villages will
be of interest—all against the unbelievable setting
of the stunning glaciers and peaks of coastal Greenland.
It is an ideal time to seethe Aurora Borealis.
Our
journey will also include intriguing volcanic and historic
locations in Iceland. We will learn about the history
of one of the world’s oldest democracies, see
the original “Geysir” which all the world’s
geysers are named after, and view Gullfoss falls!
We
invite you to join us on this wonderful adventure of
discovery!
Sincerely,
Robert P. Nansen
Naturalist
$5,745
+ air.
"The
highlight of the trip? First views of icebergs
inside Scores by Sund. Spectacular! Not to be
missed!"
"This
expedition was the best experience of my life,
after getting married and the births of my daughters."
"Dennis
was the best including music to illustrate his
love of Arctic regions."
2007 Participants |
To
chat with Dennis Schmitt about Warming Island, please
email:
Brochure
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