A Solo Mountain Bike Journey Through Remote Greenland

Impressed by a nomadic sense of exploration, journey photographer and polar guide Ben Haggar tries to be the to start with individual to traverse the Arctic Circle Route in West Greenland by bike in the ‘summer’ months. But to start with, he has to get there.

With the aim of slowing down to the tempo of the Arctic, Ben operates as a polar bear guide and Zodiac driver on a tiny ship exploring Canada’s fabled Northwest Passage en-route to Greenland. Starting at the Greenland Icecap and finishing in the coastal city of Sisimiut, Haggar finds himself battling through rough terrain, loneliness, trench foot and serious weather. But, also acquiring solace in the very simple act of shifting across the barren tundra, as properly as a handful of kilometers of wonderful singletrack.

Study Ben’s print characteristic from the same vacation Below, which originally ran in the March 2018 difficulty of Bicycle.

This posting originally appeared on Bikemag.com and was republished with authorization.

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