Greenland Blog

Welcome to the official blog of Greenland Adventures by Icelandic Mountain Guides, your trusted source for guided and self guided tour in Greenland.  Here you can learn more about Greenland's vast and beautiful nature, travel tips and all sorts of useful information to help you make the most of your time in Greenland. Cheers!

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History of the Greenlandic Language

A little about Old Norse  Old Norse is the root of most of the Nordic (more specifically Old West Norse) languages spoken today. Originating from what is now Norway but spreading out across the viking...

Iceland and Greenland: The Ultimate Adventure Combo

Iceland and Greenland. We love them both so much that we wanted to put them together in one trip, so that's exactly what we did! In this post, we want to shed some light onto some intriguing historical...

Alpine Ski Touring: The Greenlandic Way

A spot of skiing, perhaps? When skiers conjure images of what it means to alpine ski, taking a lift or some other kind of assist up to a slope that has been taken by many others  is of course a great...

Greenland Unplugged

Vast, Silent and Unplugged Smog filled air. Traffic-jammed highways. Deadlines. Grocery store lines. The list could go on and on...Sometimes you just want to wipe it all away and open a door to nothing but...

The Amazing Arctic Animals of Greenland

The largest island in the world is home to a vast array of flora and fauna. From polar bears to ptarmigan, you're bound to spot something fantastic! By Land The polar bear is the biggest predator and...

Greenland's Continental Ice Sheet: A Beginner's Guide

1,800,000 square kilometers! For those of us on the imperial side of life, that is nearly or 700,000 square miles. That's a lot of ice. Majesterial, iridescent, translucent, sparkling...

Greenland: Lord of the Lights (Aurora Borealis)

A spectacle to behold, the Northern Lights have inspired wonderment and reverence for centuries.  But what are they? Where and when can you see them? We put this blog post together to answer some of these...