As part of the preparation for the fieldwork in Labrador and Greenland the PAAN team took part in a training in the Bedkowska Valley. It took place on 27-29.06.2021 and concerned working in difficult terrain conditions.

First, we learned the basic climbing equipment and how to tie and use knots. Then, we practiced moving with a simul climbing, lead climbing and walking in crampons with an ice axe and rescuing and pulling a team member out of the glacier crevasses.

This trip was the very first time we had the opportunity to test our teamwork skills in the field and use our new outdoor equipment. It was a teaser of a scientific expedition, during which we will spend several weeks in inaccessible areas of the Arctic.