"I finished the trek with a broken leg": Impact Investor Lexi Novitske on her brutal Arctic journey
25 juli 2025
14:20
In April, a team led by impact investor Lexi Novitske with Norrsken22 and green finance founder Daphne de Jong set out on a one month, 1,500km snowkite trek across Greenland.
Aside from the adventure, the team was planning to take various measurements of the ice sheet as they went, to help build a better picture of how climate change is affecting the Arctic.
Impact Loop caught up with Novitske to debrief what turned out to be quite a tough journey – and her outlook for climate impact in the coming year.
Aside from the adventure, the team was planning to take various measurements of the ice sheet as they went, to help build a better picture of how climate change is affecting the Arctic.
Impact Loop caught up with Novitske to debrief what turned out to be quite a tough journey – and her outlook for climate impact in the coming year.
Impact Loop: Last time we spoke you were in Kangerlussuaq in Western Greenland, just about to set off. How was the trip?
We had really good conditions to start, it was a solid wind, the sun was out, great visibility. But then Daphne had a crash and tore her ACL. We were getting into the centre of Greenland, where it was just stormy, and that went on for weeks. Daphne had to make a call, and she decided to pull out. I ...