Prior to this expedition Louise Boyd land was an almost completely unexplored region of Northeast Greenland. It is an area of mountains and glaciers centred on 73°30’N 28°00’W (see map). In 1931, and again in 1936, the American explorer Louise Boyd visited this remote area of the Northeast Greenland fjord zone by boat. However, both these early visits were confined to the coast, and the vast inland area of nunataks was left completely uncharted. We planned to explore the area of Louise Boyd Land, and make first ascents of many of the peaks. As a part of this exploration, we intended to conduct botanical surveys below the snow line with the aim of producing a species list, including distribution and relative abundance. We would also contribute to the European Pollen Monitoring Program, by setting pollen traps and collecting moss samples, which trap the pollen and carry out geological studies of the area.