Giant Calving at Helheim Glacier 2022

[@alexzuga7852]

For more information, including why there is no sound, read the description. Thanks to everyone who has enjoyed the video!

[@tinto278]

FBI is watching you eco terrorists.

[@alfredneuman6488]

At least there was no American woman yelling: "Oh my gawd, oh my gawd, look at that, look at that!".

[@NunoTorpedo]

Can you also clarify if this video in slow motion?

[@alexzuga7852]

@@NunoTorpedo this is real speed. No slow motion, it's just so massive that it looks slowed down at times

[@cosaelperro1972]

@@alexzuga7852 From what I could get from google earth that is over 6km wide.. can you confirm. Awesome video, thanks.

[@8MoonsOfJupiter]

That was absolutely astonishing to watch - I've watched hours of glacier calving videos on KZbin and I'd hold this up to be the best I've ever seen! Its epic and awe-inspiring to see the living earth like this; we live in a constantly changing landscape and you've really brought it to life with your outstanding drone footage! Scientists just 10 years ago could only dream of getting this close to a calving glacier, yet here we are in glorious 4K with front-row seats to see every detail of this incredible process. Thanx so much for sharing!!

[@alexzuga7852]

Thank you for your kind comment!

[@illonaj4359]

I wish I could be as excited as you and other people but I'm not. I'm sad how quick they all are melting. I don't want to sound negative but Our whole world is going to pieces. Good luck for the future ✌️

[@PatrickBronson]

@@illonaj4359 yes, we get front row seats to the destruction of the planet, caused by us.

[@1227_Washington]

@@illonaj4359 Ask God for another ice age and the glaciers will come back. Easy peazy.

[@thomasmint1761]

And i have never seen slurping like yours, with all the hours I have watched

[@Ronin4614]

We now have proof that a glacier can calf without someone yelling, “ Oh my God!”.

[@neeandertallllatrednaeen6635]

Even silent, the best calving video yet for picture sharpness and panning kept at a minimum allowing the viewer to focus where interesting events were happening from start to finish. This sort of footage is truly the hallmark of drone technology at its best application.

[@godbluffvdgg]

First time seeing drone footage on an event this large! WOW!

[@katsesfotis6368]

The guy who filmed this should get an award. This is absolutely amazing!

[@alexzuga7852]

I appreciate it! Just doing my job :)

[@astrogeo1]

@@alexzuga7852 Are you employed by authorities on Greenland ?

[@alexzuga7852]

@@astrogeo1 no, I work for a University based in the US

[@davidargiro8306]

@@alexzuga7852 Hi Alex. Thanks for posting. This is an amazing video and while it is gorgeous and beautiful to watch, and must be amazing to witness live, I wish it were something that isn't related to what is happening with the planet and climate change. Anyway, have you shared this with any media outlet? I cannot believe that I didn't see this prior to today as I can only imagine them showing this all day. Especially since the last climate meeting in Bonn in late June wrapped up and from what I can tell, the global inaction is a big problem. It is not a future issue as it is here already and will just get worse each year. Anyway, thanks for posting this. I can only imagine what it sounded like. Ironically, I just heard the sounds from the solar winds that was posted recently also from the Parker Solar Probe. Creepy. I am curious if the University that you reference is Penn State. It popped into my mind because I see a lot of media coverage related to climate has a lot of their guests from PSU. Thanks again. David

[@alexzuga7852]

@@davidargiro8306 Thank you for the kind words! It is absolutely devastating knowing that this is due to climate change but still such a surreal experience. I am working on getting it to news outlets but it has proved rather tricky. The University I work for is The University of Kansas (KU)

[@SilentKnight43]

Mind boggling to see this! To think without drone tech we wouldn't have such incredible footage. Amazing work - and great timing. Thanks for sharing this.

[@PilatomahawK]

Helicopters can do that since many many decades ago

[@SilentKnight43]

@@PilatomahawK And literally everyone has one of those at their disposal, right?

[@feelingzhakkaas]

THIS IS OUTSTANDING FOOTAGE. AWARD WINNING. ONCE IN A LIFE TIME ... MARVELLOUS

[@marcusgee3002]

Spectacular and the 2nd greatest filmed mega calving I have ever seen. Just mind blowing the size, EPIC footage. National Geographic or someone would pay for this footage.

[@bhc1892]

National geographic is irrelevant now that we have social media and affordable drones

[@deevnn]

@@bhc1892 You are wrong...this was lucky otherwise you have to pay some photographer drone pilot, glaciologist to sit there for days or months until this type of thing occurs. That's just the start for an entity like National Geographic because you then need someone to speak or write about the event etc.

[@andrewjensen8189]

What's the greatest? This tops anything i've seen

[@marcusgee3002]

@@andrewjensen8189 this one my friend. CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnSWh4edfrWifbc

[@teammarko124]

This is hands-down the most brilliant drone footage I've ever seen! 😍

[@TBTrade]

Just the scale of this is absolutely incredible. That was awesome flying through the middle like that.

[@mtopping6893]

Difficult to comprehend the scale of this incredible visual

[@grimfeather7969]

The scale of a calving event is staggering. When you say the wall is 60-80 meters tall, that's just the small bit exposed. Then you see them thrust out of the water and realize there is 600-800 meters under water you don't see. Amazing job capturing this.

[@Research0digo]

Underwater? Don't think so.

[@lunchichiu5498]

There is a 360° view at around 4:00 into the video, which shows that the calving is pretty far from the sea shore.

[@lunalouhoo]

I've been waiting to see drone footage of something like this! This is so awesome! Nature is a marvel.

[@bitebetsy]

Great camera work & anticipation

[@surfstarcc1]

About once a year KZbin actually recommends something good. THIS IS THAT VIDEO 👍

[@scrubjay93]

That must have been epic. While working as a biologist in Alaska in the 90s, our helicopter pilot dropped me and a coworker off on a little perch on the rock face overlooking a local glacier and left us there for a couple hours with a bottle of wine. There was no other access so we were just sitting on this exposed smooth rock. We got to see some great calving action and the sound was indeed incredible. But the wind coming up the face of that rock was so cold we were glad when he came back to pick us up. 🥶🥶 Thanks for sharing!

[@saucerset12]

WOW!! Images and scenes of glacier activity like no human has ever experienced before. Just stunning!

[@surlyguvna]

The sound of this must have been INSANE!!! Like a world breaking.

[@MarkUKInsects]

I am very fortunate to have witnessed a major avalanche 30 years ago. after all that time, what a saw is now a bit hazy, But I can remember that sound as if it were yesterday. This must have been even more amazing

[@a-gnosis]

ikr, i was trying to imagine how it would sound so close 🎶

[@stevenr8606]

🤔 obviously, two different ice shelf, look at the surfaces. All in VERY SLOW MOTION too.

[@jacintepst8975]

This is crazy ! The best video of a glacier calving EVER !!!!!

[@robinburk8316]

Absolutely amazing ! It's stunningly beautiful and frightening at the same time, I could watch this over and over.

[@BenRied]

Absolutely mind-blowing. Could watch this over and over again! Also, great drone skills right there!!

[@cacasarq]

maaaan! that was amazing! tks Alex!

[@tarn1135]

Trying to find or keep an eye on it is so difficult because there’s some much happening in this scene. Ice and snow and whatever else is moving in every which way direction. But it’s awe inspiring. Great video of it.

[@kpatel7995]

amazing thing to see on outstanding video. Thanks.

[@erniedawg]

Beautiful to see a glacier in actual movement. Just amazing. Thank you for this.

[@clarionthechronicle7268]

Great Video Thank You

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Whoever filmed this deserves an award. Damn, I can't even levitate off my bed, I can't imagine flying over a glacier with a camera in my hands. Impressive footage.

[@angelachouinard4581]

Thanks for the quick response with the drone. This is as good as any professional shooting I've seen. You did an excellent job with the different perspective shots giving areal sense of the size of the action. Glad the algorithm finally popped this up. This is the biggest I've ever seen, beautiful and scary simultaneously.

[@CodeGrayHere]

The silence led me to imagine the awe-inspiring sounds that must accompany something that massive!

[@kristianvitanyi5992]

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Nature is amazing.

[@patrickcrowe5106]

That is one of the most incredible videos I've ever seen! Thank you for sharing this!!

[@alexzuga7852]

Thank you for watching!

[@ripleyleuzarder630]

This IS and will probably be the Largest calving on Air. Yes there are some but the Totality of these, are astounding.

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

Fantastic! ( And humbling. ) Having been at the right place in the right moment may have been pure luck. But having a drone with you and having it started fast enough and having the skills to capture this gigantic event is worth at least one major award. Thanks to Dave from "Just Have A Think" for crediting the source of his footage.

[@brenreidy8763]

How does this video not have MILLIONS of views? This is stuff that 0.1% of the worlds population will ever see. Absolutely floored to see this from a birds eye view. Very close to the video of the glacier the size of Manhattan calving.

[@yc_030]

.1% of the world population is 8 million people lol

[@Sandrawest64]

Phenomenal coverage! Reminiscent of plate tectonics and what world happen at the Mid-Oceanic Ridge, except instead of lava, it's ice!

[@marchellochiovelli7259]

Hell of a flight and show. Thanks.

[@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina]

Hi Alex - This is by far the best video of glacial calving I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing it. Also, I thank you for not zooming in and out! This entire video is breathtaking . . .drone pilot skills, videography, and right place at the right time with your equipment ready to go. Just stunning. Cheers.

[@Gary61B]

Great footage

[@DelightLovesMovies]

Wow I never saw anything like that before. That's some amazing footage you captured.

[@andrewsisson962]

Really impressive capture! What a dream to get such great drone shots.

[@ChuckD59]

It should go without saying that hiking here is strongly discouraged. Thank you Alex zuga, drone technology and KZbin for allowing us to see things that we haven't been able to in the past. This is one of those rare "stop what you're doing and watch this" videos.

[@Quilter7X]

This videographer is fabulous. Thank you for sharing.

[@jjmaquina4952]

Without a doubt the best I ever seen

[@RG-ls2db]

easily some of the best footage i've seen.

[@Water_Rat]

That is completely awe inspiring and such excellent camera work! The sound of it must have been just as awesome. Thanks for posting!

[@stevieb133]

incredible video thanks for sharing

[@jayosborne]

This is among the best videos of calving. You’re the future of glacier video. Keep up the good work.

[@xoxide1017]

absolutely beautiful thing to watch

[@hikergirl603]

Excellent videography but so heartbreaking to see. We're in the middle of the sixth mass extinction and still aren't doing enough to stop or slow it down. Sagan warned us about climate change in the 80s and we continue to live with our fingers in our ears shouting LA-LA-LA-LA-LA.

[@tedmoser3657]

Awesome video, sound would've been incredible!

[@tomyamartino]

Got a serious Death Star vibe there when the drone dropped in for the final run!

[@alexzuga7852]

Funny enough I had downloaded the Star Wars movies and were watching them at night. That is EXACTLY what I was thinking about when dropping down in there

[@ayz92]

Best calving video I saw! Pitty there's no sound...

[@marcjones1139]

Watching that on a 75" screen in 4k is about as gob smacking as it gets. Absolutely incredible. The scope is enormous and there's stuff happening everywhere all at once

[@johng0908]

Incredible footage! Thanks for posting.

[@stevie764]

Simply "The Best Video I Have Ever Seen Of Glacier Calving". Thanks

[@danschechter9069]

Brilliant footage -- thanks so much for posting this!

[@mikecrabtree8200]

Mother Nature is an awesome and fearful thing.

[@lesliemergenthal75]

This is the best glacier footage I've ever seen. How did you know to be there when this happened. Its amazing how every movement disrupted more and more of the glacier. I can't tell you enough how interesting this video is. Thrilling.

[@aaronfranklin324]

Unfortunately this is a quiet day. Around the peak tides the Geothermally driven outbursts from the head of the Greenland Volcanic Megaplume are blasting steam and Megafloods down the Fiord, and the whole shebang is moving at over 20km per day, 100+ km a day out the coastal exit. You couldn't get a ship or plane or drone near on those days. There's hundred km per hour + blasts of mist and entrained air streaming out to sea from 50 to 100km inland. You can see the Ash on the surface in the Video, and the surface of the Icesheet in a big Arc inland on Google Earth. You have to zoom in for the high Res tiles.

[@RSmithsc]

@@aaronfranklin324 Wow. Thanks for the comment.

[@alexzuga7852]

I was out there for a research mission and it just started to happen. I scrambled my drone as fast as I could to get video so it really was just a case of right place at the right time

[@lesliemergenthal75]

@@alexzuga7852 well done with the scramble! It is the best middle of the mountain range spontaneous calving. I I’ve ever seen! You did good drone work. Remarkable footage. You were granted special witness privilege. Thanks for sharing it to us.

[@alexzuga7852]

@@lesliemergenthal75 thanks for the kind words! I have a ton more footage (although perhaps not as incredible as this) that I'll be posting in the coming months

[@FantsyPants]

Spectacular, thanks for sharing.

[@Cre8tvMG]

This is great footage. To improve the cinematic quality, use the 'ease' features in your drone controller so that tilt and pan operations ease in and out of motion rather than just jumping in. It will make it easier to see on future videos. Glad you got to be there and thanks for sharing the footage with us!

[@xgum]

best glacier video on youtube

[@marixpirow7976]

It is absolutely stunning. Thanx for sharing.

[@markgraham6753]

Natures wonders, she is the only one in control and a sight to see. Awesome share

[@andrewkuhne2586]

The most amazing glacial calving I've ever seen

[@randomnascarfacts8067]

Magnificent footage! Thank you!!

[@drfrank777]

Awesome shootin' there, Tex. Mesmerizing to watch. Great dronework!

[@scottowens1535]

Wow is obviously the word of the Day! Absolutely fantastic footage! Mesmerizing, like watching a campfire, never gets old always changing.

[@amandablevins6809]

This video should win an award. This is mind boggling! I’ve watched so many calving videos and this one, is probably, the best one , I’ve seen.

[@gilzor9376]

It is an amazing time to be alive and able to see things such as this from so far away, relaxed, in a warm building, during the cold winter. But I'm only left thinking, if only 'all' the drones made could only have cameras, and people doing good things like this. Great video! You are blessed to have experienced that in person! Thank you for giving us scale in your caption.

[@angelapastorius2377]

Incredible video!!! It made me think of the movies, "San Andreas" for the scale and, for some reason, "Inception."(I guess because the last piece of glacier was square or rectangular and it rolled.) San Andreas was totally unrealistic from what I understand, so to see something like this in nature this was fantastical. Drones bring us things I could never see without them - or you! Just amazing. Great job grabbing the drone so fast and great video of the event! 😎👍

[@christinacalzacorta5123]

I have watched many of these videos before, But this one was exceptional.. The photographer was professional, They absolutely knew what they were doing, And it turned out to be one of the most spectacular calving events ever caught on film I'm sure! Incredibly well done !!!

[@siriusgd4753]

How beautiful and terrifying at the same time!

[@bitebetsy]

And great flying!!!

[@bobw222]

It took me a few minutes to realize that the chasm the drone was flying in was actually water at the bottom. Seeing the massive chunks flip on their side gives you a real sense of the depth of the glacier itself. You see what looks like 10-20 (despite being 60-80) meters of it sticking out of the water before calving then the the calved piece rolls up on it's side.

[@craigb8228]

This is going to be amazingly incredible when it turns into a river. Can't wait.

[@dmn3773]

A lot of things are going on here and the scale of this is absolutely incomprehensible from the ground. EXCELLENT video.

[@blueman5924]

Stunning capture ! thanks for posting this marvel of nature ! 👍👍

[@karenkench1413]

This is massive. The best one so far.

[@Teresa-L.2024]

Thanks for adding details of the size of the glacier. It's hard to judge the scale from a video. Great video and how thrilling to be there for such an event.

[@amymbeauty8765]

Amazing, awe inspiring demonstration of the power of mother nature! Great capture!

[@machinesrus9212]

that was awesome !

[@sharon94503]

It took me 4 minutes for my brain to catch up to what my eyes were seeing. I've never seen anything like it.

[@goldreverre]

Thanks for not putting music over it. Silence makes it more compelling and real.

[@1CLOOOUD]

It is undoubtedly the most majestic glacial collapse I have ever seen in video😱 with a drone film Incredibly mega film 👏... majestic nature and great drone operator what a film Exceptional Congratulations👍 ... in the right place at the right time with the right drone🛸🙏

[@ut000bs]

Astounding! Incredible drone footage. Even spending a lot of time on glaciers I never saw this. You deserve an award but all I can give you is a like, mentions, and 5 thumbs up. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@astrogeo1]

I see that there are also Midgard and Fenris glaciers near by to Helheim glacier. All Norwegian and norse mythology names. I wonder by whom and when this names were given ? Are they related to Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian polar explorer, who crossed the "Inlandsis" near here in the late 1800s ?

[@cruzanmongoose]

Best glacier calving video I've ever seen, that's got to be like 100 million tons of ice in motion

[@jessemayes8305]

3:52 into the video and then again a little bit further at 4:07 - 4:10 you can see a very large dark boulder that seems to have all kinds of colors of minerals inside it. I love the clarity of this video! If only there was a way to passively collect these glacier calving deposits and put them towards good use without disrupting the glaciers further. To be honest, the worlds receding glaciers could potentially provide a large portion of the funding and raw materials needed to ultimately save them.

[@mikekautz5953]

Save them? They’re not going anywhere anytime soon my friend

[@normg2242]

I find it so awe-inspiring that this kind of stuff is going on whether someone is watching or not, on a bright clear day as well as in the middle of the night under cover of darkness...

[@bobconnor1210]

Incredible. Reminds us that we are very small indeed.

[@Isabella-nh5dm]

Wow! Just Wow!!

[@Altenholz]

That's what drones are for- really like it!

[@mwild8787]

I could live 10 lifetimes and never see anything so magnificent with my own eyes

[@5loli5]

I subscribed to your channel today. The photography is more than wonderful. The birth of glaciers and the climate changes that the whole world is witnessing. I follow you from Egypt Greetings.

[@steveblixt9437]

I think you mean the death of glaciers.

[@5loli5]

@@steveblixt9437 There are many rivers that were actually born in places that were deserts, but you mean the death of the rivers that were afflicted by drought in Europe. Greetings to you

[@steveblixt9437]

@@5loli5 Huh?

[@pinetree2473]

@@steveblixt9437 Just part of the LIFE of a glacier. Advance, retreat, advance, retreat. Yes, sometimes they die, and later others are born.

[@billhosko7723]

The climate is not changing in ANY manner that has caused this normal, calving.

[@faustopg]

I couldn't help but be mesmerized watching this video. Beautiful!! Nature doesn't cease to surprise me with its wonders. I could watch this for hours.

[@jeannebeal4924]

Although saddened by the ultimate cause, besides natural affects...I am fully awe-stricken by this video....the power, the beauty, the slow motion strength displayed here is captivating. Very good video-ography, I can find no better way to say how it moved me!

[@alexzuga7852]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and felt something from it! Being there in person had such a profound effect and I'm glad it comes across in the video

[@robertbiolsi9815]

Nothing to be sad about . Glaciers grow and retreat over and over. Ice levels are increasing at both pools

[@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121]

@@robertbiolsi9815 so that is water underneath?

[@pinetree2473]

@@robertbiolsi9815 I think she's sad that she's been taken in by the 40 year scam that Climate Change has been.

[@gmarie701]

@@robertbiolsi9815 Apparently thousands upon thousands of times the glaciers grow, grow, grow for thousands of years and then shrink and retreat for thousands of years. Without that cycle, these large valleys and hanging valleys would not be created as they are.

[@jimstuart3373]

Most awesome calving video I have ever seen!! Thank you.

[@chrishagan9366]

Wow... that is insane!

[@Johnathan9725]

🤯 The glacier roll at 4:45 is absolutely amazing to watch. I went back and watched it a second time. Someone people.wont understand the satisfaction of watching it.

[@Haroboomwerk1]

i do! i do!

[@cydkriletich6538]

This blows my mind! Where is this glacier? Is this a true calving? It looks more like a giant sink hole happens in the center of a glacier! This reminds me of the truly great video of that gigantic “calving” that was equal to the size of Manhattan. They both look surreal. I wish that, like the “manhattan” sized one, the perspective in the size of this one could also be demonstrated somehow. Fantastic drone work! Thank you!

[@alexzuga7852]

This is Helheim Glacier on the east coast of Greenland near Tasiilaq. To put some perspective the height of the "wall" was about 60-70 meters tall so these pieces are between half a kilometer to a kilometer wide!

[@l.mcmanus3983]

Please add this info to the description. It will be appreciated by many people.