Synopses & Reviews
In a stunning celebration of one of earth's great wildernesses, Ray Mears journeys on foot, by canoe, and by snowshoe through mountains, forests, tundra, and ice in this inhospitable but awesome landscape where roads are still scarce Examining extreme environments, this fascinating look at the frozen north includes explorations from the vast Boreal Forest with its rich animal life to the Hudson Bay where fur trappers traded with hat manufacturers in England. The guide is rich in bushcraft and follows the paths of the great early northern explorers, Samuel Hearn and David Thompson, who survived trekked across the tundra and the Rocky Mountains. The ways of the Inuit are also explored, including how they combat snow blindness and build shelter, as are the ways the prospectors in the gold rush used bushcraft skills to survive.
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"Ray Mears is a bushman first and foremost and really can survive in any extreme environment. I can't think of a better companion in a crisis." GQ
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"A trip through the Canadian tundra in the snow show tracks of the early explorers . . . effortlessly beguiling." Sunday Times
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"Fans of Ray Mearsthe thinking man's Bear Gryllswill rejoice that their man is back, doing what he's best at, and what he clearly loves doing . . . He begins in the vast Boreal forest that covers a third of Canada, which Mears illuminates in his wonderfully quiet, relaxed and understated way." Daily Mail
Synopsis
Northern Wilderness is a stunning celebration of one of earth's great wildernesses. Ray Mears journeys on foot, by canoe and by snowshoe through mountains, forests, tundra and ice in a land where roads are still scarce.
He explores the vast Boreal Forest and its rich animal life, and travels across the Hudson Bay by canoe, telling the story of the fur trappers who traded with the hat manufacturers of England. Ray follows the paths of the great early northern explorers, Samuel Hearne and David Thompson, who survived through their knowledge of what we now call bushcraft, as they trekked across the tundra and the Rocky Mountains. He explores the frozen north and learns the ways of the Inuit, who teach him how to combat snow blindness and build shelter.
This book is rich in bushcraft, as Ray explains the unique survival techniques of the Native Canadians and the Inuit, as well as how the prospectors in the gold rush used bushcraft skills to survive in this inhospitable but awesome landscape.
About the Author
Ray Mears founded Woodlore, a school of wilderness bushcraft and survival. He is the author of Bushcraft, The Outdoor Survival Guide, Ray Mears Goes Walkabout, and Ray Mears Vanishing World.