Tasermiut Fjord

Tasermiut runs inland for around seventy kilometres from Nanortalik between granite walls that rise well over a thousand metres straight from the water, and the faces here, Ketil, Ulamertorsuaq and the Baroness among them, are among the largest continuous rock walls anywhere and have drawn big wall climbers since the 1970s. The fjord head reaches the ice cap. There is no road, no settlement and nothing arranged; parties camp and are dropped by boat.

What you actually see

• The granite walls - faces rising well over a thousand metres from the water.
• Ketil and Ulamertorsuaq - the best-known of the big wall objectives.
• The fjord head - the inner end reaching towards the ice cap.
• The emptiness - no settlement, road or facility along the whole fjord.

When to go

July to September is the climbing and trekking season. Boat access depends on ice and weather. Snow and cold arrive early.

Honest expectations

There is nothing here: no shelter, no rescue, no communications beyond what you carry. Boat drop-offs and pickups depend entirely on weather and being late is normal. This is expedition country, not a destination.

Nearby

Nanortalik is at the fjord mouth, and Prins Christian Sund is southeast.