Posts tagged with ‘royal canadian geographical society’ (27)
Toby Thorleifsson collects ice. Click on the image to see more photos from the expedition. (Photos courtesy of New Land 2013)
The New Land 2013 expedition is following the route of Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup across Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. This blog was written by Toby Thorleifsson.
We are now about midway across the big Nansen Sound, and we are camping directly on the sea ice tonight. Let me tell you a little bit about the sea ice we’ve spent so much time on up here.
Read full post »
The New Land 2013 expedition enters a rock-carved canyon on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut (Photos courtesy of New Land 2013).
The New Land 2013 expedition is following the route of Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup across Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. This blog was written by John Huston.
A few days ago we passed the quarter pole of this expedition. And, in honor of that occasion, we have a bunch of fun facts about our trip and our life on the ice that we want to share with you.
Read full post »
John Huston plays with Elle, an Inuit sled dog, on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Photo courtesy of New Land 2013)
The New Land 2013 expedition, following the route of Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup across Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, is into its third week. This blog was written by John Huston.
View Larger Map
It was supposed to be a resupply day where a twin otter airplane chartered by us would land with our resupply, and then continue north to Eureka to drop the rest of our supplies there. But we had a white-out this morning, which means low clouds descended into our camp and we couldn’t see a darn ...
Read full post »
Explorer Hugh Dale-Harris practises skijoring.
New Land 2013, sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, is a 1,000-kilometre expedition across Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. This blog was written by Kyle O’Donoghue.
Given that I only learned to ski a year and a half ago, I am not so well equipped to handle overzealous Inuit Dogs. A few days ago, Toby and I took two of our dogs out for a skijor on the sea ice. Skijoring is basically cross-country skiing with a sled dog pulling you, the dog helps but doesn’t do all the work.
Read full post »
Posted by Heather Yundt
in Nature
on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Storm chaser George Kourounis will be speaking in Ottawa on April 24, 2013.
On April 24, 2013, join storm chaser and global adventurer George Kourounis as he showcases his most harrowing adventures, and misadventures, from his travels to the most remote and dangerous places on Earth to document extreme forces of nature such as tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, avalanches and deadly caves.
Read full post »
