Ingolf Fjeld is a mountain in
King Christian IX Land,
Sermersooq, Eastern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
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An attempt by Danish/British mountaineers to climb this peak was the subject of a 1981 Danish documentary movie named after the mountain.
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Geography
The mountain rises steeply from the shore at the northeastern end of the Kangertittivatsiaq
Kangertittivatsiaq, old spelling ''Kangerdlugssuatsiak'', meaning "The rather large fjord," is a fjord in Sermersooq, Eastern Greenland.
There are numerous ruins of former relatively large Inuit settlements near the mouth of the fjord. These were ...
fjord.Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (; 10 October 186113 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. He led the team t ...
, who further said that it is the first mountain one sees far out at sea in the Denmark Strait when approaching East Greenland from Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
.[Fridtjof Nansen, ''In Northern Mists'', Volume 1, ] Other sources give an elevation of .Freddie Spencer Chapman
Frederick Spencer Chapman, (10 May 1907 – 8 August 1971) was a British Army officer and World War II veteran, most famous for his exploits behind enemy lines in Japanese occupation of Malaya, Japanese occupied Malaya. His medals include th ...
, the surveyor of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition
The British Arctic Air Route Expedition (BAARE) was a privately funded expedition to the east coast and interior of the island of Greenland from 1930 to 1931. Led by Gino Watkins, it aimed to improve maps and charts of poorly surveyed sections of ...
described the mountain thus:
The South Face of Ingolfsfeld was climbed in 1975 by a team led by Steve Chadwick. The climb took four days in ascent and descent. 63 pitches, graded EDsup.
The team also made the ascent and descent of the Croatian East Ridge in one 24-hour push.
See also
* List of mountains in Greenland
References
External links
Ingolf Fjeld - Greenland , peakery
Ingolf
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