Climbing Icebergs in Greenland is Seriously Unpredictable

Climbing Icebergs as they break apart... no, thank you.

by Backcountry Planet November 18, 2014

Completely gripped watching this short film on Climbing Icebergs in Greenland. Let's just say climbing icebergs is as sketchy as it gets.

"Hop aboard La Louise as we venture through the arctic waters of Greenland's Disko Bay in search for the ultimate Iceberg to summit with professional ice climbers Klemen Premrl and Aljaz Anderle. However, these Icebergs are very fragile and unstable, to make it to the top the climbers must learn a valuable life lesson."

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