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By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook GREENLAND \u2013 \u201cIf I\u2019m going to die, at least I\u2019ll have warm feet,\u201d thought Pascale Marceau as gale force winds slammed her sail boat within inches of the white-capped sea below. Tucked in a bay somewhere off the coast of Greenland, the inlet wouldn\u2019t be enough to evade the gnarly storm descending on the Canmore explorer and the crew aboard the Nord Hus. More than halfway into their sailing journey to the High Arctic, abandoning ship was starting to seem like their only choice as winds rose above 50 knots. \u201cThe mast was bending over sideways, and the rails were in the water \u200aon some of the gusts,\u201d said the mountaineer with several Arctic first ascents under her belt. \u201cWe… <\/p>\n

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By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook GREENLAND \u2013 \u201cIf I\u2019m going to die, at least I\u2019ll have warm feet,\u201d thought Pascale Marceau as gale force winds slammed her sail boat within inches of the white-capped sea below. Tucked in a bay somewhere off the coast of Greenland, the inlet wouldn\u2019t be enough to evade the gnarly storm descending on the Canmore explorer and the crew aboard the Nord Hus. More than halfway into their sailing journey to the High Arctic, abandoning ship was starting to seem like their only choice as winds rose above 50 knots. \u201cThe mast was bending over sideways, and the rails were in the water \u200aon some of the gusts,\u201d said the mountaineer with several Arctic first ascents under her belt. \u201cWe... <\/p>\n

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