Posts tagged with ‘expedition’ (50)
Toby Thorleifsson and John Huston endure winds of up to 20 knots. 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 John Huston.
We’re about halfway through the expedition now, so it’s time for another installment of fun expedition stats and facts. But first a quick wrap-up of what has taken place over the last two days.
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Napau, an Inuit sled dog, shows her excitement to start pulling the New Land 2013 Expedition's sleds. (Photo 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.
When we set out on this trip, we knew the dogs would help, but we didn’t know how much. And the answer is: in these ski conditions, they help big time.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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