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GFN Field Systems & Operations

Technical field support for demanding operating conditions.

Gale Force North supports the practical layer where field systems, planning, communications, documentation, equipment readiness, and operating conditions have to work together.

The page is grounded in real field context: Greenland Ice Sheet recovery work, Svalbard expedition planning, glacier and rope systems, mountain travel, and SAR training.

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Capability

Field systems and operations connect plans, people, equipment, and conditions.

This capability covers the technical-operational layer around demanding work: communications, tracking, maps, documentation, equipment and power readiness, remote-operation workflows, research or media field deployments, and practical coordination before and during field activity.

Read The Environment

Terrain, weather, access, equipment, communications, and failure modes shape the work before execution starts.

Make Responsibility Visible

Field operations expose the cost of unclear authority, unclear handoff, or unclear safety margins.

Coordinate The Whole

People, tools, timing, logistics, movement, and communications have to work as one system.

Leave A Record

Images, video, notes, and artifacts make the work inspectable instead of leaving it as private memory.

01 / Greenland Recovery

Air France Flight 66 recovery and Under Ice.

Ice-sheet recovery work at a confirmed crevasse-field site after specialist search and localization work: camp operations, fall-arrest systems, digging and melting through snow and ice, rope hauling, winch support, helicopter sling preparation, and the documentary record created after the mission.

Crevasse fieldCamp operationsHeavy-object recoveryHelicopter sling prep
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Under Ice Trailer

One-minute trailer for Under Ice, the documentary record created by Arnar Ingi after the Greenland ice-sheet recovery of the Air France Flight 66 fan-hub fragment.

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Under Ice Documentary

The full 30-minute documentary created over a four-month production period, following the final recovery party at the confirmed crevasse-field site, the camp work, extraction, hauling, and helicopter sling preparation.

Images

Greenland Recovery Site

Aerial view of the recovery camp on the ice sheet: tents, flagged boundaries, equipment caches, and the marked work area around the crevasse-field site.

Flight 66 Fan-Hub Recovery

The recovery team with the Air France Flight 66 fan-hub fragment after extraction, with harnesses, rope, tarp, and lifting hardware visible.

Ice Pit Haul System

Multi-line hauling setup over the snow-cut pit, used to control the fan-hub fragment as it came out of the ice and into position for transport.

Greenland Recovery Site

Aerial view of the recovery camp on the ice sheet: tents, flagged boundaries, equipment caches, and the marked work area around the crevasse-field site.

Flight 66 Fan-Hub Recovery

The recovery team with the Air France Flight 66 fan-hub fragment after extraction, with harnesses, rope, tarp, and lifting hardware visible.

Ice Pit Haul System

Multi-line hauling setup over the snow-cut pit, used to control the fan-hub fragment as it came out of the ice and into position for transport.

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02 / Svalbard Expedition

Arctic SAR expedition planning and execution.

A three-day, 60 km search-and-rescue training expedition in Svalbard, planned around route, camp, communications, local support, and polar-bear precautions.

60 km routeTeam movementSatellite communicationsMarine extraction
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Svalbard SAR Expedition

Field video from a three-day, 60 km search and rescue training expedition in Svalbard.

Images

Longyearbyen Night Walk

Short walk outside Longyearbyen a few days before the expedition, at the polar-bear warning sign on the edge of town.

Svalbard Valley Route

A stop in the valley below the glaciers, with expedition packs and open Svalbard terrain ahead.

Svalbard Boat Transfer

Boat transfer during the Svalbard expedition, with the local support boat ahead on the coastal leg.

Svalbard Route Outlook

View from higher ground above the fjord, with glacier, tundra, and a long open stretch of route ahead.

Svalbard Loaded Movement

Moving over rocky tundra with full packs during the Svalbard route.

Svalbard Midnight Camp

Coastal camp under midnight light, with the tents set on open ground beside the water.

Longyearbyen Night Walk

Short walk outside Longyearbyen a few days before the expedition, at the polar-bear warning sign on the edge of town.

Svalbard Valley Route

A stop in the valley below the glaciers, with expedition packs and open Svalbard terrain ahead.

Svalbard Boat Transfer

Boat transfer during the Svalbard expedition, with the local support boat ahead on the coastal leg.

Svalbard Route Outlook

View from higher ground above the fjord, with glacier, tundra, and a long open stretch of route ahead.

Svalbard Loaded Movement

Moving over rocky tundra with full packs during the Svalbard route.

Svalbard Midnight Camp

Coastal camp under midnight light, with the tents set on open ground beside the water.

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03 / Mountain / SAR

Mountain travel, SAR training, and route judgment.

Mountain and search-and-rescue footage from terrain where weather, visibility, pacing, and practical field decisions matter.

SAR trainingMountain terrainRoute judgmentWeather decisions
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Icelandic Ice Climbing

Footage from Single Malt og Appelsín, a WI4+ ice-climbing route in Brattabrekka, Iceland.

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Mountain SAR Field Footage

Mountain and search-and-rescue field footage for the Field Systems & Operations record.

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Mountain SAR Training Footage

Additional mountain and search-and-rescue training footage for the Field Systems & Operations record.

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Ice SAR Mountaineering

Mountaineering and ice search-and-rescue footage for the Field Systems & Operations record.

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Heiðarhorn Solo Hike

Solo hike and summit drone footage from Heiðarhorn in Iceland.

Selected Work

The structured project record lives separately.

This page shows field context and operating proof. The selected work record describes project roles, constraints, and outcomes in more detail.

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