The planned start of the Arctic Summits Expedition has to be delayed.
On April 20th 2007, German mountaineers Georg Csak and Dominik Rind intended to embark for an expedition to East Greenland, aiming to become the first German expedition to ascend the 4 highest peaks north of the Arctic circle. A mere 8 days before they were due to board the plane to Greenland, Dominik got severly injured in an airplane crash. One pilot died. Dominik ruptured his ankle joint. The planned expedition therefore has to be postponed. Most likely it will be delayed by one year to be carried through in April 2008.

German mountaineers Georg Csak and Dominik Rind will embark on their epic journey to the icy mountain ranges of eastern Greenland after 1.5 years of intense preparation.
Georg and Dominik aim be the first German expedition to ascend the 4 highest peaks north of the Arctic circle, and the first ever expedition to descent from all these 4 peaks on skis. The Arctic Summits Expedition has been planned by the two mountaineers themselves and will be excecuted alpine style - “by fair means” – i.e. without any logistical support from the outside. Using pulkas (men hauled sleds) and snowkites, the two mountaineers plan to advance via the inland ice to secluded mountain ranges that have only ever been visited by a handful of men. Apart from climbing the 4 highest peaks of the Arctic (up to 3693m), they also plan on doing several first ascents of as yet unnamed mountains. Starting on April 20th 2007, the Arctic Summits Expedition will keep them on permanent ice for a total of 32 days.