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The Great Sledge Journey  II 

In 1992 Ono Fleischer and Jens Danielsen went on the sledgetracks of Knud Rasmussen from Greenland across northern Canada to Alaska. An amazing journey of 4.000 km.

wpe11.jpg (10490 bytes)The journey started by aeroplane from Qaanaaq bringing equipment, sledges, dogs and expeditionmembers among other things. From Qausuittuq the rest of the journey was in a more traditional way, by sledge. Everywhere they arrived the were shown great hospitality, interest and  even curiousity.

wpe12.jpg (6871 bytes) The video "Returning Home" gives a good impression of the journey, telling about the experiences of Ono Fleischer and Jens Danielsen on their journey.

Click here to see picturegallery of the expedition. All pictures are from the video  "Returning Home".