Things to See
ENORMOUS BIG-WALL PLAYGROUNDS
Situated about 380 miles (450 km) north of the Arctic Circle, in the land where the sun never sets, Sam Ford Fjord is truly one of the most isolated places on the planet. Yet this little-explored area of Baffin Island is one of the world’s best big-wall playgrounds, attracting intrepid climbers eager to scale the sheer rock faces that shoot straight out of the sea. Peaks with names like Beluga Spire, Polar Sun Spire and Walker Citadel tower hundreds of meters above the surrounding landscape. Lured by the challenging geography, glaciers and coastal tundra, visitors find this region spectacular.
Hiking Baffin Island’s coastal terrain
6 | QUARK EXPEDITIONS
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