Tiningnertok

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Tiningnertok
Apostelen Tommelfinger
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Tiningnertok
Highest point
Elevation 2,291.48 m (7,518.0 ft)
Coordinates 60°35′54″N43°49′13″W / 60.59833°N 43.82028°W / 60.59833; -43.82028 [1]
Geography
Location Kujalleq, Greenland
Climbing
First ascent 1976

Tiningnertok (Danish : Apostelen Tommelfinger, meaning 'Thumb of the Apostle') is a mountain in King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

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This mountain is popular among mountaineers, especially its Northeast Face, but it is of difficult access for it lies in an isolated area where climatic conditions are often rough. Its granite walls are similar to Ketil's. [2]

Geography

Tiningnertok is a massive 2,291.48 m (7,518.0 ft) ultra-prominent mountain with multiple peaks at the top. [3] It rises steeply from the shore east of small Tininnertooq Bay on the northern side of the middle section of Lindenow Fjord (Kangerlussuatsiaq), [1] west of the mouth of the Nørrearm branch of the fjord. [4] [5] Akuliarusersuaq is another massive peak rising barely 3 km to the southeast at 60°34′13″N43°44′4″W / 60.57028°N 43.73444°W / 60.57028; -43.73444 to a height of 1,534.67 m (5,035.0 ft). [6]

History

The history of mountaineering in Southeast Greenland began quite recently. In 1971 members of the French Club Alpin of Paris reached the base of the Apostelen Tommelfinger by helicopter, but had to desist following a number of accidents and other problems. Two years later, in 1973, an Italian group of mountaineers also experienced failure while trying to climb this remote peak. [7] Finally the 1976 expedition led by Frenchman Sylvain Jouty succeeded in climbing Tiningnertok. [3]

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References

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  2. "Big Walls in Southern Greenland". Big Wall. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Groenland, 1976". Sylvain Jouty. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. The passing of noted French mountaineer Jean-Claude Marmier
  5. "Apostelen Tommelfinger". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. "Akuliarusersuaq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. "Mountaineering history in South Greenland". 1975 University of St Andrews Greenland Expedition. Retrieved 6 June 2016.