Baffin Island 2025

After a false start when strong winds prevented the team from accessing their planned snowmobile drop-off in the Kingnait Fjord, they changed plans and were dropped near Summit Lake in the Weasel River valley. Three very difficult days were spent portaging their pulks, food and equipment up onto the Nerutusoq glacier. They then skied to a camp southwest of Mount Bilbo from where they made two first ascents: Uppijjuaq (1823m) and Minas Tirith (1950m). They then skied onto the Fork Beard glacier, making a further two first ascents, Aqviq (1860m) and Inutuaq (1637m), as well as a failed attempt on a third peak. They then hoped to find a pass connecting them to the Gateway glaciers but, after two days of searching, no feasible route could be found. After the initial disappointment, the team went on to make three further first ascents: Ukaliq (1532m), Uvingajuq (1615m) and Atangiijuq (1600m). They exited on ski over four days via the Fork Beard glacier, the frozen Weasel River valley and the sea ice in the Pangnirtung Fjord. They returned to the UK on 5 May.