Quantcast
Channel: 70 Degrees West
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 5 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

fixing a hole

Fixing a hole, but this hole is to be kept open rather than patched shut. The life of a fisherman in Greenland is a winter and spring spent on the ice, spending days in a self constructed hut on the...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

the modern day Polar Eskimo

I would like to premise this post with a bit of cultural history and a personal opinion into the future. This article is longer than previous narratives, but I ask you read on as I finally feel I am...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

polar realities

It is true that if an Inuit hunter were to see two polar bears, instead of hunting just one which could be shared among a small community, most hunters will shoot them both. Because of the strict...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

a peek behind the scenes: Ice dive in Disko Bay

written by Justin Lewis The water temperature according to Jorgan’s wrist computer was .08 Cº, just above freezing, but the warmth of the arctics midnight sun painted the nearby icebergs in hues of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

the taste of oil

We all know the price we pay at the pump is far from the true cost of oil. We casually slide the nozzle into our tanks and oscillate between comments about the staggering jump or all time low cost of...

View Article

Browsing latest articles
Browse All 5 View Live




Latest Images