Greenland Expedition 2010

Not your average vacation


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Firearm permit approved in 36 minutes

In a spectacular display of service mindedness the Chief Constable of Greenland spent a full 36 minutes executing and approving our application for a firearm permit. That is – 36 minutes from the application left my email outbox until the signed permit entered my email inbox. I dare you to come up with any public [...]

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Application for firearm permit sent

After finally having our Expedition License granted we have now submitted our final piece of paperwork. This time around we are applying for a license to carry a firearm for protection in the very unlikely event that we should need to defend ourselves against an attacking polar bear. As stated in a previous post, the [...]

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Expedition license granted

A major milestone has been reached. The Government of Greenland has approved our application for an expedition license. Together with our SAR Insurance and Radio Permit this license composes the 3 required permits we need to embark on our journey. We still haven’t filed for our weapons license, but this license is more of a [...]

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Radio license granted

After filing our Radio License application last month we received word from the Radio Administration of the Greenland Home Rule that our application is granted. This gives us permission to carry and use our Personal Locator Beacon on the ice cap. Another milestone reached. We are still waiting for our expedition license with great suspense.

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