Documentary about crossing Greenland

August 3, 2011 5:40 AM

Help me identify (and hopefully watch) a documentary about people walking/skiing across Greenland and visiting an abandoned DEW station on the way.

Searched for but could not find this film I saw on UK terrestrial broadcast sometime in the 90s/ Early 2000s. At one point they visit a decommissioned, empty radar station (presumably one of the DEW stations?)

Any help appreciated.

posted by aesop to media & arts (6 answers total)

Perhaps it's Greenland Quest? Haven't seen it -- only googled -- but it's been around since 2008/2009 so possibly wrong timeframe.

http://www.facebook.com/GreenlandQuest
posted by countrymod at 7:08 AM on August 3, 2011

interesting one. I'd like to see that too. As I recall the journey in 'my' film was in a West/East (or the reverse) direction.
Thanks for digging that one out, but I don't think it's the right one.
posted by aesop at 8:35 AM on August 3, 2011

I have got this on VCR tape, it is pretty amazing. Looks like you can view it here (Greenland Traverse - 1995)
posted by canoehead at 8:56 AM on August 3, 2011

Thanks canoehead - I'm guessing that your VCR copy shows the bits where they wander about in the decommissioned radar station and note that it seems to have been abandoned in a real hurry? - those bits aren't on the snippets you've linked for me, (thought they look great).
posted by aesop at 1:01 PM on August 3, 2011

That's right, I recall that sequence.
posted by canoehead at 1:22 PM on August 3, 2011

Guess I know what to look for now, then. Thanks very much.
posted by aesop at 4:59 AM on August 4, 2011