30 Jun Base Camp
Arctic hares greeted us this morning as we unzipped the tent door, we had breakfast, then called into Caledon radio for our weekly interview and broke camp to move closer to the big glacier. Leaving the tent and a few...
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29 Jun Moving Closer
Today we continued our haul down the lake. Carl reminded me that originally, there was going to be three of us doing this part of the trip. Unfortunately, I had not re-adjusted our gear for only two people. Now, we...
28 Jun One Step at a Time
Woke up this morning and began packing gear for a ten day hike to Henrietta Nesmith Glacier. Interrupted by our first encounter of arctic hares.. right in camp, boy, are they huge. Brought our stuff down to the edge of...
28 Jun Episode 58
IT BEGINS: With gear and food for 10 days on the land, Cory and Carl make their way toward Henrietta Neismith Glacier, but encounter a few challenges in the way....
27 Jun The Warm-Up
Today was a good warm-up, after orientation from Park superintendent Monty Yank, and sorting gear again. Carl and I headed out for a six and a half hour hike behind camp, with a partial load on our backs. There was...
26 Jun First Day Out
Carl and I boarded the twin otter, the work horse of the North. With four others, park Canada staff, and volunteers. We began the flight to Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island. It was a mesmerizing three hour flight over...
26 Jun Episode 57
FLYING TO THE FAR NORTH: Boarding a Twin Otter, Cory journeys further north over a mesmerizing landscape, to land near the top of the world at Lake Hazen in Quittinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island....
25 Jun Polar Continental Shelf
Word this morning from Tim at Polar Continental Shelf is that the flight is being put off until our gear arrives. No-one goes into the field without their essential gear for safety. The PCS (Polar Continental Shelf) is the mother-ship...
25 Jun Episode 56
RESOLUTE LAYOVER: An extra day in Resolute Bay, due to baggage delays, leads to unexpected discoveries for Cory and Carl on their journey to the High Arctics Ellesmere Island....
24 Jun Episode 55
HEADING NORTH: Cory begins his 7 week arctic trek by boarding a jet with brother Carl in Ottawa and flying north. But not everything goes according to plan....