Chasing Ice: Huge Glacier Calving

Requiem · 01-30-2013, 14:27

Astounding footage of a massive glacier calving. I've seen glaciers calve into the sea - chunks of ice the size of houses sheering off 300' tall glaciers. It was thrilling. But nothing like what happens in this video taken from the documentary, Chasing Ice.

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On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet, 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water.

afchic · 01-30-2013, 14:37

That was cool. For a second I thought there was a sub surfacing

Stargazer · 01-30-2013, 16:22

Pretty amazing to watch.. we truly are just passengers on this living planet Earth. Thank you for sharing!

Dusty · 01-30-2013, 16:34

Glacier calves are so cute.

Flagg · 01-30-2013, 17:15

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Originally Posted by afchic

That was cool. For a second I thought there was a sub surfacing

Personally, my first thought was that the skyscraper sized piece of dark blue ice at about the 2 minute mark was an alien spaceship from The Thing.

The back to back Lower Manhattan sized glacier calf flip just past the 4 minute mark certainly makes me feel a bit more humble with all that 100% natural shock and awe.

Coolest video I've seen in a long time.

Gypsy · 01-30-2013, 18:55

That was amazing to watch. I bet it was 20 times cooler to be filming it.

Requiem · 01-30-2013, 19:50

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Originally Posted by Dusty

Glacier calves are so cute.

It's their mothers you have to watch out for.

Requiem · 01-30-2013, 19:59

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Originally Posted by Gypsy

That was amazing to watch. I bet it was 20 times cooler to be filming it.

Agree. Those guys were incredibly lucky. And patient. Day 17 they got their break of a lifetime.