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🧭 Beyond the Ice

A journey through air, ice, and curiosity

This is a Reveal.js-based presentation created for the Eötvös Napok school event in Budapest.
It tells the story of a 9-day expedition from Basel to Greenland aboard a Diamond DA42 twin-engine aircraft, mixing travel photography, geography, science, and inspiration.


✈️ Storyline

  • Basel 🇨🇭 → Guernsey 🇬🇬
  • Ireland 🇮🇪 → Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 → Scotland 🇬🇧
  • Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 → Iceland 🇮🇸 → Greenland 🇬🇱
  • Return via Copenhagen 🇩🇰

The talk blends:

  • Adventure and exploration — the experience of flying small aircraft across the North Atlantic
  • Science and geography — volcanic landscapes, glaciers, tectonic plates, and Arctic ecology
  • Inspiration — curiosity, courage, and discovery as lifelong values

🧰 Tech

Built with Reveal.js — a lightweight open-source HTML presentation framework.

Features

  • Fullscreen immersive slides with images and videos
  • Presenter notes and keyboard navigation
  • Works offline in any modern browser
  • Easily exportable to PDF

🚀 Run locally

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/beyond-the-ice.git
cd beyond-the-ice
# then just open index.html in a browser

Or use a local webserver for smoother media playback:

python3 -m http.server 8000
# open http://localhost:8000

📸 Assets

Store your media under:

assets/
 ├─ photos/
 ├─ videos/
 └─ maps/

Use .jpg and .mp4 for best compatibility.


💡 Author

Created by Márk Farkas, Eötvös József Gimnázium alumnus (1998–2004). Presented at Eötvös Napok, Budapest — 2025.

“The world is vast, and curiosity gives us wings.”

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An interactive HTML presentation built with Reveal.js — a personal flight from Basel to Greenland in a Diamond DA42, exploring freedom, science, and the beauty of the Arctic world.

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