GREENLAND: “A COUNTRY FROZEN IN TIME”

GREENLAND: “A COUNTRY FROZEN IN TIME”

Ramón Larramendi, explorer and leader of the WindSled project, from the south of Greenland, is following the pulse of the latest events on the Arctic island, right in the middle of winter. After a 2016 in which record temperatures were broken, it seems that 2017 has...
Independence: the big forgotten issue in Greenland’s elections

Independence: the big forgotten issue in Greenland’s elections

RAMÓN LARRAMENDI (reporting from Greenland) November 28 wasn’t a particularly cold day. In the streets of Nuuk, the country’s capital, there was a buzz of anticipation—an unusual sense of excitement for this part of the world. And for good reason. General elections...
CONCLUSIONS ON THE 1st CIRCUNNAVEGATION OF GREENLAND

CONCLUSIONS ON THE 1st CIRCUNNAVEGATION OF GREENLAND

The polar explorer Ramón Larramendi, accompanied by two of the four members of his team, the Spaniards Manuel Olivera and Eusebio Beamonte, with researcher Juan Ignacio López Moreno (IPE-CSIC) presented at the Spanish Geographical Society, on Thursday, December 11,...
THE WINDSLED TRIUMPHS AT THE SPANISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

THE WINDSLED TRIUMPHS AT THE SPANISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

Scientific data collected on the 1st Circumnavigation of Greenland reveals up to 3ºC difference with respect to the models and snow in locations deeper than expected. Ramón Larramendi plans to circumnavigate Antarctica in a 7,500 kilometer journey at the end of 2018....
Ramón Larramendi, on Russian television RT

Ramón Larramendi, on Russian television RT

Russian television RT (formerly known as Russia Today) has broadcast a lengthy interview with polar explorer Ramón Larramendi about his Wind Sled project, his latest expedition to Greenland, and other professional initiatives of the Spanish pioneer.