From the Publisher
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A stunning celebration of the most beautiful part
of the Arctic by its most passionate explorer.
In this intimate portrait, Jerry Kobalenko describes a
series of journeys he has taken over the past twenty years around
the Canadian High Arctic by foot, skis, kayak, and ship that
provides a multifaceted view of this most beautiful and most
vulnerable part of the Arctic. Combining natural history,
exploration, and personal experiences gathered during twenty years
of Arctic travel, the book explores the ice caps and glaciers of
Ellesmere Island; introduces us to Axel Heiberg''s magical fossil
forest of cypress trees and its population of endangered Peary
caribou; follows the author''s seven-hundred-kilometre journey on
skis from Devon Island to Alexandra Fiord, punctuated by near-fatal
encounters with polar bears; and comments on changes in climate he
has witnessed throughout the High Arctic. The book also
showcases Kobalenko''s magnificent photographs of the region,
capturing wildlife such as walrus, muskoxen, and Arctic wolves and
stunning geographical features from towering icebergs to virgin
snowscapes under a sky of wild lenticular clouds.
Published in partnership with the David Suzuki
Foundation.
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About the Author
Jerry Kobalenko's words and images have been
published in hundreds of publications around the world, including
National Geographic, Outside, Condé Nast, BBC Wildlife,
and Time. He is the author of The Horizontal
Everest, which won the Best Adventure Travel Book in 2002 at
the Banff Mountain Book Festival. He lives in Canmore, Alberta.
About the Book
In this intimate portrait, Jerry Kobalenko shares a series of
journeys he has taken around the High Arctic by foot, skis, kayak,
and ship that provide a multifaceted view of this most beautiful
and most vulnerable part of the Arctic. Combining natural history,
exploration, and personal experiences gathered during 20 years of
Arctic travel, the book explores the ice caps and glaciers of
Ellesmere Island; introduces us to Axel Heiberg's magical fossil
forest of cypress trees; follows the author's journey of more than
400 miles on skis from Devon Island to Alexander Fiord, punctuated
by several near-fatal encounters with polar bears; and comments on
changes in climate Kobalenko has witnessed throughout the High
Arctic. The book also showcases Kobalenko's magnificent photographs
of the region, capturing wildlife such as walruses, muskoxen, and
Arctic wolves, and stunning geographical features from towering
icebergs to virgin snowscapes under a sky of wild lenticular
clouds.
Format: Hardcover
Published: September 3, 2010
Publisher: GREYSTONE BOOKS LTD
Language: English
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 1553654420
ISBN - 13: 9781553654421
