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AUYUITTUQ CLASSIC--
Our two week hike explores the famous Pangnirtung
pass. We’ll travel a short distance by sea
from the Inuit community of Pangnirtung to Overlord
warden station, the southern entrance to the pass.
Our circuit route will take us up the Weasel River
Valley to Summit Lake which marks the height of
land in the pass and back to Overlord. Just before
we reach the Windy Lake warden station we cross
the Arctic Circle - an imaginary line at the latitude
of 66° 33 1/2' North. We’ll pose for
pictures by the Inukshuk, a human shaped cairn
of rock which marks the Circle. We follow Inukshuks
, indicating a safe route across moraines and rivers,
to the base of Thor peak which soars 1500 metres
up out of the valley floor. This is the longest
uninterrupted cliff face in the world. We’ll
continue on to the top of the pass at Summit Lake.
If time and weather allow for a day hike we may
see Mount Asgard, the famous flat top peak before
we begin our return to the sea. This trip is a
great adventure for an average hiker.
| Skill
Level 2 |
14
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Trip Rendezvous:
Pangnirtung, Nunavut
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| 08-69 |
Saturday Jul 5 - Fiday Jul 18 |
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| Trip
Rendezvous |
| Pangnirtung, Nunavut |
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| Trip
Fee |
National
Park Fee |
| $2,995.00
CAD |
$150 CAD |
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