Happy Canada Day It seems only fitting to head to my ancestral home on Canada. By midnight I'll be arriving in St. John's, Newfoundland and will be picked up by...
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The Arctic is warming very fast and as a result the sea ice minimums are shrinking each year. Watch this video to see a time-lapse of the changes that have...
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Ambit 2S and Movescount.com I have been playing with my Suunto Ambit 2S and Movescount.com to look ahead at my route for the next month. Using the tools in Movescount, I created a route and saved it as a .kml file. In Google Earth I could open the file and then view the full route. It looks like I will have over 15,000 km of travel ahead. That may seem like quite a bit, but considering I completed almost 7,000 on a bicycle last summer, it should be a piece of cake! Planes, cars, boats, underwater scooters and swimming will make…
National Action Plan is Needed As I packed my bags to depart for Canada’s North, I was confronted with the front page of Huffington Post. A full screen banner read “Canada is Melting.” In his article, Michael Bolen, reviews a 259 page report form the federal government that describes how Canada is warming at roughly the global average over the last half century. With no national plan for addressing climate change, he wonders how long we can keep our heads in the sand. As Prime Minister Stephen Harper said recently: “No matter what they say, no country is going to take actions…
Some people wonder why it matters when the climate changes and sea ice melts. Travel with this family of polar bears as they search for sea ice that is central to their efforts to find food. This beautiful short from Arctic Bear Productions on the GoPro YouTube channel depicts a family of polar bears on their quest to find a place to rest: sea ice. While this footage is stunning, its message is quite somber. Eventually, the bears reach land, but do not find ice. There’s a reason for this. Polar bears need sea ice to hunt seals — but,…
Getting Packed for the Sedna EPIC Expedition In just over a week I’ll be leaving for my Arctic Odyssey with the other women from the Sedna Expedition. I’ve been digging out all my cold weather gear and discovering some gems that have been long sitting in cases. Snow anchors and ice axes from ice training trips to the Rockies. Crampons and boots used in Antarctica. My trusted Canada Goose parka. They are all saturated with memories from amazing life experiences and learning opportunities. The anticipation of a trip is as great as the experience itself. Packing, testing and developing new gear are all…
The mailman just arrived with my box of goodies for the Sedna Expedition in the Arctic. The Ladies First suit totally exceeded my expectations. I was so excited I couldn’t even wait for my husband to get home to take a photo! I’ll prepare some videos and pics to show you how the heating system works, but if you are thinking of getting a new suit, this is it! I’ll get it wet tomorrow!!
Santi and duzimage just released this interesting video showing what it takes for a product shoot. There is a tremendous amount of production behind great advertising and an equal amount...
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This is the first ever footage seen from the point of view of a polar bear. A camera was placed on the female bear's tracking collar allowing viewer's to see...
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Team Sedna to Use Suunto Ambit 2S Suunto has provided the Sedna EPIC Expedition team members with Ambit 2S sport watches. These cool devices were the first GPS watches to combine cutting edge outdoor and training features with thousands of sports apps that can be downloaded and activated by the user. This particular model was specially designed to fit women’s slim wrists, making it comfortable and easy to use as a traditional watch too. This product is platform built to bring your dreams to life. The raw data contains endless possibilities for use with custom apps. For our project, we’ll use the…