Post edited 1:22 pm – September 15, 2012 by admin

One of our BSC crew recently returned from what looks like an epic adventure way, way up north in a place called Pangnirtung. 

Here is more about the trip in Conor's words:

Pangnirtung, Nunavut is a small hamlet on the shore of the Pangnirtung Fiord.  It is home to roughly 1200 people and a burgeoning turbot and arctic char fishery, and is also the starting point for many travellers heading to Auyuittuq National Park.  Our intention was to get a sled drop in the park, circumnavigate Mt. Asgard and follow a meandering route of approximately 170 km back to Pangnirtung over sprawling glaciers while skiing lines along the way…As simple as the plan sounded, the challenges the arctic presented us proved to be quite challenging—scant amounts of snow in the valley bottoms, breakable crusts overlying facets, +/-50 cm of snow on the glaciers, temperatures that reached -38 celsius, polar bears, wind and wind scoured ice faces.  As dreadful as those conditions sound, it was one of the more rewarding adventures in which I have ever partaken.

Be sure to watch for Part two coming soon.

Conor did a great job capturing the essence of life way up there in the frigid north, part two will be posted next week so we can see how the boys do on their quest.