Tiningnertok (, meaning 'Thumb of the
Apostle
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') is a
mountain
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in
King Frederick VI Coast
King Frederick VI Coast () is a major geographic division of Greenland. It comprises the coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq and Kujalleq municipalities fronting the Irminger Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by King ...
,
Kujalleq
Kujalleq (Greenlandic language, Greenlandic: , ) is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).
Creation
The munic ...
municipality, southern
Greenland
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.
This mountain is popular among
mountaineer
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s, 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
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walls are similar to
Ketil's.
Geography
Tiningnertok is a massive
ultra-prominent mountain with multiple peaks at the top.
It rises steeply from the shore east of small Tininnertooq Bay on the northern side of the middle section of
Lindenow Fjord
Lindenow Fjord or Kangerlussuatsiaq, is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
History
Igdlukulik, an archaeological site with the ruins of a former Inuit settlement lies by the shore where the Nørrea ...
(Kangerlussuatsiaq),
west of the mouth of the Nørrearm branch of the fjord.
The passing of noted French mountaineer Jean-Claude Marmier
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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.
See also
* Big wall climbing
Big wall climbing is a form of rock climbing that takes place on long and sheer multi-pitch climbing, multi-pitch climbing routes, routes (of ''at least'' 6–10 pitches or 300–500 metres) that require a full day, if not several days, to ascen ...
* List of mountains in Greenland
This is a list of mountains in Greenland.
List
For each mountain, the municipality in which it is located is given, along with coordinates indicating the approximate centre of the mountain (follow the link to see satellite images of the location ...
References
External links
Alpina Americana - Greenland, Apostle's Thumb, Northeast Face 2016 Greenland expedition with climbing of Apostelen TommelfingerLindenows Fjord, Greenland, surrounding Apostelen Tommelfinger
Mountains of Greenland
Kujalleq
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