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...

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...

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....

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...

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....

THE BIG RACE: Cory takes his arctic training up a big notch by entering his first adventure race with his brother Carl who will be joining on the next trek. It's the 2008 ESAR (http://www.esar.ca), and do they ever get...