Thumbnail (cliff)

The Thumbnail is a sea cliff in Kujalleq, South Greenland.

Geography

It is located in Cape Farewell region, ca. 50 km to the east from the town of Nanortalik, over the west side of Torssukátak Fjord between the mainland and Pamiagdluk Island. It belongs to the Maujit Qaqarssuasia massif, and is 1560 m a.s.l. on its eastern flank. The nearest peak dominating the neighboring ridge is Agdlerussakasit and some of the reports on the climbs on the cliff also refer to this summit's name.

Ascents

In 2000, 2003 and 2007 there were established 4 climbing routes on the east face, all starting from the sea. The hardest one is the earliest, British route, established in the steepest, right-hand part of the face in 2000 and graded as English E6, 6b or American 5.12c. The route finishes on the subsidiary top/outcrop and has altitude approximated by altimeter as 1350 meters a.s.l..