This was the view from my helicopter as 2 geologists collected samples of "dirt" from eskers about 100 klicks south of Kuglugtuck. They were looking for G10 garnet, a gemstone that accompanies diamonds.
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Friend of mine, on a rope ladder below a Bell Jet Ranger in the ''70's, took a hammer to Mount Wright to collect a few really nice garnets. ps: about the seal skinning . . have you ever heard that Kabloonaqs smell really bad to the Inuit? lol
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