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Stordalen Havn

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First ascents have now been made of most mountains in the area, starting with 44 first ascents by the University of St Andrews Expedition in 1975. Some of the mountains have challenging rock faces, including the famous
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Since there are shoaling problems at low tide, anchorage is best made a short distance from the shore. Access can sometimes be impeded by ice floes in late spring, summer and autumn, but the sea is mostly clear.
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It can be accessed by chartered boat, or by very experienced kayakers, or overland on foot from Tasiussaq. It attracts climbers, kayakers, and trekkers.
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Account of mountaineering from Stordalen Havn by the 1975 St Andrews University South Greenland Expedition
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Access down Torssukatak Fjord to the south is only possible by kayak because of huge sea cliffs.
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Stordalen Havn is located at the bend in the Torssukatak Fjord, near the settlement of
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to the east is extremely difficult to access on foot, but easily accessed by kayak.
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Siebe Vanhee's stay at Stordalen Havn where he caught 10 arctic char in an hour
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Photos and accounts of parties who have trekked or kayaked to Stordalen Havn
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can often be obtained from Stordalen Havn to supplement food stocks.
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There is a trekking route to the north of Stordalen Havn over to
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leads by an easy walking route to the settlement at Tasiussaq.
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The trek west from Stordalens Havn up 'the big valley' called
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is a small, sheltered natural harbour at the northern end of
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Tilmann and Suzanne Graner's trek through Stordalen Havn
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Ruth Goris and friends' trek to Stordalen Havn in 2014
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Stordalen Havn is located in Greenland
Arctic
60°09′N 44°27′W / 60.150°N 44.450°W / 60.150; -44.450
North Atlantic Ocean
Basin
Greenland
Torsukattak Fjord
Nanortalik
Greenland
Alleruusakasiit
Angiartarfik
alpinists
Tasiussaq
Angiartarfik
Greenland Norse
Itivdlerssuaq

Agdlerussakasit
Thumbnail
Maujit Qaqarssuasia
Aappilattoq
Ivssortussut valley
Kangerdluk fjord
Lake Taserssuaq
Tasermiut Fjord
Itivdlerssuaq
arctic char
"Later visits to Stordalens Havn"
"Stordalen Havn"
Willem Vandoorne's trek through Stordalen Havn

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