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Today we reached the end of icecap. But before setting foot on solid ground, we trekked about 30 kilometers over the course of 11 hours, and were forced to cross several ice canyons. Finally, we were rewarded with a toboggan ride down the final slope off the glacier. We knew we were getting close when two guinea fowls flew over our heads, welcoming us back from the ice. What an incredible feeling to see another living being after so long.
The view of the glacier spilling over the rocky mountain peaks is spectacular. It's hard to picture the place three months from now, when the seasonal melt will form rivers and streams that bleed through the heart of the icecap, careening into broader channels and into well-formed riverbeds near the coast, before finally dumping into the ocean.
Right: An "ice canyon" demands a very cautious crossing.
Below: Where the icecap ends and solid ground surfaces.
triste que jack n ait pu etre avec vous pour voir les deux guinea fowls
Those pics are stunning. Did it make you dizzy to be on the ice and see nothing but ice all day for days in a row ?
I hope you will put some kind of slide show when you come back.
I am sure you will be happy to get your luggage back and be able to put some "fresh" clothes.
And eat something else than Royco Minute soup
Welcome back to earth. Your pictures and posts have inspired us all. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Lawrence (Larry) Lunt is a private investor from Belgium who operates the U.S. arm of his family's business, Armonia. Armonia focuses entirely on innovative, sustainable investments ranging from direct investments in individual companies to investments in private and public
...Lawrence (Larry) Lunt is a private investor from Belgium who operates the U.S. arm of his family's business, Armonia. Armonia focuses entirely on innovative, sustainable investments ranging from direct investments in individual companies to investments in private and public equity funds as well as sustainable hedge funds.
In 2007, Armonia helped seed the launch of TBL (triple bottom line) Capital, a venture capital fund focused on the needs of entrepreneurs who place equal value on people, planet, and profit. TBL Capital is a core investment of the Armonia strategy.
Engagement in education: Lunt is an active member of the board of several schools, including the Convent of Sacred Heart of Greenwich, where he founded the Barat Foundation to educate students in philanthropy. He helped restart the international education program Up With People, a youth program with over 30,000 alumni around the world building bridges of understanding to promote world peace. He also helped launch World Campus International, an education program for students offering unique access to Japan. Lunt also helped launch Ashoka in Belgium. Ashoka promotes the world’s leading social entrepreneurs.
Environmental engagement: Lunt has a strong interest in preserving the Arctic, which he visits every year. He is a member of NRDC's Global Leadership Council, as well as the Belgian International Polar Foundation.
Lunt has a degree in Economics from Louvain University in Belgium and an MBA from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.
He and his wife, Victoria Lunt, have three daughters, ages 15, 14, and 9.
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