Sam Ford Fjord and Walker Inlet

Today didn’t follow any plans. In the original schedule, we were doing something completely different. But because of the fog yesterday, we tried to find a fjord without fog. This was not entirely successful. We also intended to walk in the landscape. This didn’t happen.

At first, it was completely foggy. But after a couple of hours, most of the fog dissipated. 

The Sam Ford Fjord is known throughout climbing circles as an area with unbelievable climbs. If you want to be known as an elite climber, you yearn to climb here. The sheer walls from the fjord are well over 1000 feet high, and many include overhangs. Climbers spend several weeks going up any one of these cliffs.

The fjord was quite amazing, with many glaciers as well.

As we came back down the fjord, polar bears were observed - a mother and cub. At this stage they were crossing a waterfall.

Soon after, we took the branch down Walker Inlet. We stopped at a nice place, with a glacier and a waterfall and a lot of vegetation. The forward party went to check it out.

Before they landed, three polar bears were sighted - a mother and two cubs, exactly in the area where we were to walk. No landing for us! Before long three other bears were also sighted - two further up the slope (a mother and cub - probably a kilometre from the first three), and one by itself in a different part of the area. So we spent the afternoon watching bears from the ship. The blueberries must be ripe.