Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 20 May 2012

Day 1: 20 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.3/-42.8 to 66.3/-43.3
Wind: 160-180/3-5ms - no significant change
Weather: any shallow fog patches should soon be dissipating, than sunny spells with peridod of pretty thick medium and high level cloudiness. With these clouds, surface contrast could become moderate to poor. After 21utc clouds can become thick enough to produce some slight snow.
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -16/-18C
Advice: mainly good conditions/temporarily moderate to poor contrast.

Day 2: 21 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.3/-43.3 to 66.3/-43.8
Wind: 150-170/2-4ms after 12/15utc becoming 140-160/4-7ms
Weather: thick low level clouds/fog, gradually dissipating becoming a mix of medium level clouds and sunny spells.
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -20/-22C
Advice: after a poor start gradually good conditions!

Day 3: 22 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.3/-43.8 to 66.3/-44.2
Wind: weak from variable directions - no significant chnage
Weather: mix of sunny periods and medium and high level clouds
Temps: day: -10/-12C night: -22/-24C
Advice: good conditions!

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 19 May 2012

Day 1: 19 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.2/-42.3 to 66.3/-42.8
Wind: 160-180/5-7ms, decreasing after 15/18utc: weak from variable directions
Weather: weak sunny spells, but gradually improving with enlarging sunny spells. After 21utc formation of shallow fog patches
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -20/-22C
Advice: improving conditions

Day 2: 20 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.3/-42.8 to 66.3/-43.2
Wind: weak from variable directions becoming 140-160/2-4ms
Weather: shallow fog patches to start but soon dissipating, than sunny spells with medium and high level cloudiness.
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -22/-24C
Advice: good conditions

Day 3: 21 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.3/-43.2 to 66.3/-43.6
Wind: weak from variable directions becoming 140-160/3-5ms
Weather: mix of sunny periods and medium and high level clouds
Temps: day: -10C night: -22/-24C
Advice: good conditions!

Latest satellite image of Greenland. It shows that the Southern parts of Greeenland is covered with significant cloud, probably Stratus and Stratocumulus. Conditions are expected to improve during the day of tomorrow (19th of May). Click on the image (c) CWO

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 18 May 2012

Day 1: 18 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.2/-42.0 to 66.2/-42.2
Wind: 150-170/5-8ms no significant change
Weather: broken low clouds/fog patches with some slight snow-clear above-possibly some weak sunny spells
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -8/-10C
Advice: poor but travable conditions

Day 2: 19 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.2/-42.2 to 66.2/-42.4
Wind: 150-170/4-6ms, decreasing after 18/21utc: weak from variable directions
Weather: low clouds/fog patches/slight snow, improving after 18utc
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -18/-20C
Advice: poor conditions/improving

Day 3: 20 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.2/-42.4 to 66.2/-42.8
Wind: weak from variable directions
Weather: mix of sunny periods and patchy clouds-no precipitation
Temps: day: -8C night: -16/-18C
Advice: good conditions!

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 15 May 2012

Day 1: 15 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-40.8 to 66.1/-41.2
Wind: weak from variable directions - no significant change
Weather: weak sunny spells and some pretty thick high clouds, brightening after 15/18utc-after 21utc formation of shallow fog patches
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -22/-24C
Advice: good travel conditions-

Day 2: 16 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-41.2 to 66.1/-41.6
Wind: 350-010/4-6ms after 12/15utc becoming weak from variable directions
Weather: sunny spells/patchy high clouds, after 21utc shallow fog patches
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -20/-22C
Advice: good travel conditions

Day 3: 17 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-41.6 to 66.2/-42.0
Wind: 020-040/1-3ms after 6/9utc becoming 130-150/4-7ms
Weather:at first still some weak sunny spells but gradually becoming very cloudy to overcast, followed by snow fall. Deteriorating conditions.
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -8/-10C
Advice: deteriorating conditions: poor visibility and surface contrast

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 14 May 2012

Day 1: 14 May 2012
Estimated travel:  from 66.1/-40.5 to 66.1/-41.0
Wind: 350-010/8-10ms after 9/12utc becoming weak from variable directions
Weather: sunny - after 18/21utc increasing cloudiness, later possibly some slight snow
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -16/-18C
Advice: probably good travel conditions, detriorating towards the night

Day 2: 15 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-41.0 to 66.1/-41.5
Wind: weak from variable directions
Weather: very cloudy with some slight snow, gradually enlarging sunny spells
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -18/-20C
Advice: improving, travable conditions

Day 3: 16 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-41.5 to 66.1/-42.0
Wind: weak from variable directions
Weather: sunny spells temporarily more clouds and possibly a snow shower.
Temps: day: -8/-10C night: -18/-20C
Advice: in general pretty good conditions

Latest sat shot shows the frontal system extending over South East coast of Greenland. A few days of marginal weather ahead. Click on the image. (c) CWO

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq -
Date: 11 May 2012

Day 1: 11 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.0/-40.0 to 66.1/-40.5
Wind: 070-090/2-4ms becoming 1-3ms from variable directions
Weather: increasing and thickening cloudiness after 12utc outbreaks of snow-poor contrast/visibility
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -10C/-12C
Advice: deteriorating conditions.

Day 2: 12 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-40.5 to 66.2/-41.0
Wind: weak from variable directions, after 21/24utc becoming 350-010/12-16ms.
Weather: very cloudy with snow, gradually improving: after 12/15utc enlarging sunny spells
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -12/-14C
Advice: although the wind is weak during the day, expect high winds the following night.

Day 3: 13 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.2/-41.0 to 66.2/-41.5
Wind: 340-360/10-14ms, after 9/12utc temporarily decreasing to 360-020/4-6ms.After 18/21utc becoming 010-030/8-10ms
Weather: sunny/drifting and blowing snow. During blowing snow reduced visibility
Temps: day: -10/-12C night: -16/-18C
Advice: spell with less wind

This morning’s satellite image shows a very interesting situation over Southern Greenland. Towards the West of the Souterh tip of GL, you can see a deep depression with associated frontal system. This frontal system stretches out towards the the Greenlandic continent and is expected to cover the whole of the South. So we can expect some deteriorating conditions for Vila and Valdemar. Not for today yet. Click on the image. (Sat image CWO)

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Date: 10 May 2012

Day 1: 10 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-39.8 to 66.1/-40.2
Wind: 020-040/2-4ms - after 9/12utc becoming weak/calm from 070-090-than no signficant change
Weather:sunny with some high clouds, during the day the high clouds are expected to increase-good visibility
Temps: day: -4/-6C night: -10/-14C
Advice: good conditions.

Day 2: 11 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-40.2 to 66.1/-40.6
Wind: 010-030/2-4ms - becoming 100-120/3-5ms
Weather:still some weak sunny spells but gradually increasing and thickening cloudiness, becoming very cloudy/overcast-followed by some snow
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -10/-12C
Advice: deteriorating conditions-start as early as possible

Day 3: 12 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-40.6 to 66.2/-41.0
Wind: 360-020/4-6ms - temporarily increasing to 6-9ms. Following night possibly increasing to +16ms
Weather:very cloudy to overcast with snow, temporarily/slightly improving
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -10/-12C
Advice: strong winds expected for the following night. secure tent and belongings

This morning’s satellite image. It is taken in the Visible Channel, the most Southern parts of Greenland are still in the dark. Vila an Valdemar have been batlling pretty strong winds, which made it difficult to make big progress. The next few days the conditions should improve and than they can head for the West!!  Clcik on the image. (sat show from CWO)

Greenland 2012 - Villa - Hahn Glacier/Kangerlussuaq - Forecast 6 - Date: 09 May 2012

Day 1: 09 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66/-39.5 to 66.1/-40.0
Wind: 340-360/6-9ms, after 12utc becoming 030-050/3-5ms.
Weather:sunny spells with high clouds - sometimes thick enough to flatten the light
Temps: day: -4/-6C night: -10/-12C
Advice: good conditions after wind decrease

Day 2: 10 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.1/-40.0 to 66.3/-40.5
Wind: 020-040/3-5ms - after 9/12utc becoming weak/calm from 080-090
Weather:sunny with some high clouds-good visibility
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -10/-12C
Advice: good conditions.

Day 3: 11 May 2012
Estimated travel: from 66.3/-40.5 to 66.4/-41.1
Wind: 010-030/2-4ms - becoming 100-120/3-5ms
Weather:sunny spells gradually low clouds building, becoming very cloudy/overcast-later some slight snow
Temps: day: -6/-8C night: -14/-16C
Advice: deteriorating conditions-start as early as possible

Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir expediton leader
Vilborg works as operations manager for Katla Geopark. Vilborg passions are the outdoors, travel and nature.
Over the past 10 years Vilborg has pursued mountaineering as both a guide and organized her own trips.

This is Vilborg’s third  expedition to Greenland, but before she has gone on sailing expeditions to the northeast coast and went ona week hiking trip in south Greenland.
She has gone on ice climbing trips to Norway and the Alps and in the last 8 years has been a guide in many Action tours in Iceland.

Valdimar Halldórsson
Valdimar works as assistant to Iceland’s Minister of trade. He has a keen interest in outdoor activities, running and skiing. Valdimar has 15 years experience of mountaineering, both domestically and abroad.

Valdimar ran Laugavegshlaupið 2010 and 2011 - which is 55 km long stretch from Landmannalaugar to Þórsmörk. He has run 10 half-marathon in recent years.

In 2002  Valdimar did a 5 day trek around Chamonix in France and also spent 2 months of 2011 in South America which went for a walk on Patagonina, the southernmost part of South America
and other parts of the southern region the continent.