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company of these remarkable creatures ahead.
offered a glimpse into the rhythms of life in The remarkable Monaco and Seliger
the Arctic wilderness. Glaciers’ beauty left an indelible mark on
As night fell upon us, we gathered on our Arctic journey. These glaciers, with
deck, a sense of exhilaration coursing their sheer grandeur and breath-taking
through our veins as we raised our glasses vistas, stand as prime examples of the
in a toast to our accomplishment. We had majesty of the polar landscape.
reached a significant Spanning nearly 5 kilometres combined,
milestone on our the fronts of the Monaco and Seliger
Arctic expedition— Glaciers present a sight to behold. Their
we had crossed the towering ice cliffs, adorned with delicate
elusive 80 degrees blue hues and glistening in the Arctic
NORTH, the closest sunlight, evoke a sense of wonder and awe.
point one can
venture to the North
Pole without setting
foot upon its icy
expanse.
Arctic Expedition - 80 degree North
Toasting 80 degree North
In that moment, as we stood on the
threshold of the top of the world, we
toasted to our journey and the wonders Video: Cutting through the ice floes at the Monaco and Seliger
we had encountered along the way. We Glaciers
knew that our adventure was far from As we navigated our zodiacs toward the
over. There were still many mysteries to glacier, we carefully ploughed through
unravel, many sights to behold, and many the ice floes. Approaching these icy
memories yet to be made in this magical behemoths, the air was filled with a
corner of the Earth. And so, with hearts constant rumble – a symphony of calving
full of gratitude and anticipation, we raised icebergs breaking away from the glacier’s
our glasses to the Arctic, to the North Pole, edge and crashing into the frigid waters
and to the boundless possibilities that lay below.
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