But as the sun climbs higher, deep shadows s hield the landscape that remains dark and forbidding. It is among the nation's deepest, steepest and narrowest canyons.
This afternoon we're sailing through the Lemaire channel which is known to be absolutely beautiful because it's a very narrow channel with steep snowy cliffs on either side.
Then there's freestyle ski jumps, which means it's a very, very steep and short ramp, and they jump, and they have to, like, upside down, summersaults, and twists, and all kinds of interesting things.
There's some fairly steep climbs up the hills, so you need to be reasonably fit for this one, with good shoes, and bring a waterproof in case it rains.
You will realize that you will never know as much as you want to or need to know and you will find that you are participating in a dynamic process with a steep learning curve.