Wednesday at 1 p.m Jukku Kielsen goes up Ukkusissat in Nuuk, where the goal is to hoist Erfalasorput to the top. The initiative comes in the wake of recent developments in the relationship between the US and Greenland.
Just today, when a meeting is being held between Greenland, Denmark and the USA, Jukku believes that the time is particularly appropriate.
- I was actually going to do it this weekend, but today makes more sense. That is why I have chosen to take early time off from work and get up, says Jukku Kielsen.
The trip up is expected to take around 1.5 hours, and the conditions are assessed in advance as slippery and hard, which requires both experience and correct equipment. Although the ascent can be demanding, Jukku hopes that more people will make the trip with him.
- So far there are two of us. I don't know if there will be more. There are some who have said that they would like to join, but it is an everyday life, and many are at work, so it is completely understandable, he says.
Is frustrated by the political situation
Jukku Kielsen says that he has been frustrated by the political situation between the USA and Greenland, and he hopes that the trip - in addition to hoisting Erfalasorput - can also give him some form of redemption.
- Everything that is happening has taken up a lot of my everyday life, so I hope that the trip can help me get rid of some of the frustration, he says.
The meeting point is in Qinngorput, at Nukissiorfiit's building, meeting 10 minutes before departure. Any participants participate at their own risk and must bring the necessary equipment, including spikes.
The Greenlandic flag, which today is raised at the top of Ukkusissat, is sponsored by Stochholm Elteknik.
