Auyuittuq National Park

[goofball]

on baffin island in the territory of nunavut. ooooooohhhhh.... just found my newest dream desdtination. god it looks cool ! already hit up a few people for saving pto for a month here some year. long term plan is incubating, just waiting to hatch (eventually, soem year). any world travelers have any knowledge of the area ? scott ? must see's/do's both backcountry and in the villages ? along the coast ? found some good info on web pages but if anyone has personal experience to encourage/dissuade i'd love to hear it.

[Sagebrusher]

Bump! I am surprised this is the only thread about this place. It is a dream destination for me as well! It is basically what Yosemite was like at the end of the Ice Age.

I can't post a link yet but look for the Nunavut Tourism photo page at flickr...

[Scott P]

any world travelers have any knowledge of the area ? scott ?

I do have knowlege of it and it's one of my dream destinations too, but since it's expensive to get to and it's hard for me to get time of in summer I haven't been.

Summitpost has some good photos:

http://www.summitpost.org/baffin-island-peaks/170873

http://www.summitpost.org/mount-asgard/152334

http://www.summitpost.org/polar-sun-spire/152417

[goofball]

Bump! I am surprised this is the only thread about this place. It is a dream destination for me as well! It is basically what Yosemite was like at the end of the Ice Age.

I can't post a link yet but look for the Nunavut Tourism photo page at flickr...

thanks sagebrusher. i got the info packet from them some time back. polar bears, yikes. just waiting for jr to be all growed up in 4 more years so i can take a month off. should of had him when i was 15, then i would have been already gotten MY life back in my mid 30's ! hindsight is always 20/20...

i saw some a bunch of google earth pics from "into the arctic", looks like a bunch of hippy artists or something. some real good pics tho.

I do have knowlege of it and it's one of my dream destinations too, but since it's expensive to get to and it's hard for me to get time of in summer I haven't been.

Summitpost has some good photos:

http://www.summitpost.org/baffin-island-peaks/170873

http://www.summitpost.org/mount-asgard/152334

http://www.summitpost.org/polar-sun-spire/152417

seen those. fuel to the fire... moneys not an issue, but the time sure is.

you get time off in winter, whats wrong w/ then ?

[Scott P]

you get time off in winter, whats wrong w/ then ?

I could probably handle the cold, but in the Arctic, there isn't much daylight in winter.

[northernoutpost]

Mark Synott has a guidebook out on Auyuittuq and the Pond Inlet big wall country. Good self-torture material, especially if you're not Charlie Porter or someone of similar talent. The Arctic in general is a good way to learn about the concept of truly clear air!

[Sagebrusher]

[QUOTE=Scott P;450312]I do have knowlege of it and it's one of my dream destinations too, but since it's expensive to get to and it's hard for me to get time of in summer I haven't been.




Of course, Polar Sun Spire is actually not in the park.
I wish the author of that summit post would correct his map coordinates for it and Great Sail...they end up in the ocean!