Above you can see footprint from a week ago where we crossed and now it is a little sketchy to say the least! Below, yes that is actually me in the Lawrence of Arabia getup!
From Trajer Ridge Melon we headed NE under the spectacular ice cliffs stopping for a few brief photo ops and a bit of healthy and harmless seal impersonation t o the Plateau. It was not that easy I might add as there were numerous melt streams that were coming down at a great rate of knots. These varied between balancing delicately over thin ice as water rushed below to punching through and having freezing water come into your boots from the hole that your foot is in! Brrrrr!
Every now and then it was possible to feel a moment of weightlessness as you jumped to the other side of a stream only to have what seemed solid on the other side crumble beneath your weight. Once we were on the Plateau we were able to travel at a far greater pace as our feet were already wet through so they could only get colder from this point on. We did go past the ice cliff at GR003958 and ventured back for a closer look! Heading to the western end we found our way into the large cliff and the depression that was being created and walked through travelling up over moderate terrain at it northern end. Great bit of viewing and off for more boot wetting obstacles.
This was while I was pointing out the advantages of not having your boot chains on! This is the be closest thing I have had to gettcng some downhill runs in that I have had!
Here I am about to head over that Ice cliff down to Platcha Hut at the end of the day. the Fjord Ice is really getting a little poor for travel as you can see (still looks great).
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