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Some Past Expeditions

Axel Heiberg Haute Ski Traverse 2005

• Axel Heiberg Haute Ski Traverse 2005 - A team of four skiers completed a six week unsupported traverse of Axel Heiberg Island north of Resolute Bay, Nunavut (map). Their route crossed many of the ice caps and icefields of this island. Hence the expedition name, Axel Heiberg Haute Ski Traverse 2005.

From Sweetwater to Saltwater Expedition 2005
(Photo: Karl and Ingebjorg Mattson)

From Sweetwater to Saltwater Expedition 2005
(Photo: Karl and Ingebjorg Mattson)

• Taking place in the summer of 2005 was the expedition From Sweetwater to Saltwater that was postponed from 2004. Ingeborg Jean and Karl Mattson undertook a journey by canoe that began at their doorstep on Sweetwater Road in Rolla, BC and finished on the Arctic Ocean in Tuktoyuktuk, NT. Read about their journey on their web site: www.sweetwatertosaltwater.ca

• Graeme and Lynda Magor, accompanied by their daughters Keziah (7) and Kira (3), completed their stay on Devon Island for their expedition Simon Says Explore: A Child's Arctic. CBC Radio One aired a piece about this expedition on OutFront, March 30, 2005: http://www.cbc.ca/outfront/listen/2005/05-03-30.html

• Alberta Centennial Mountain Expedition, in honour of the 100th anniversary of Alberta's founding in 1905, this team of eight skiers plan a traverse of the provincial boundary along the great divide from the US/Alberta/BC border to Willmore Wilderness Area. Follow their expedition at: http://www.climbalberta.com/

• The Dubawnt River Art Expedition, a four woman team sponsored by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society spent a month in the summer of 2004 canoeing Nunavut's Dubawnt River, and capturing the experience on video, film and a giant five-by-seven-foot canvas.

• VanPeenen's expedition aimed to chronicle the extent of change in the landscapes Back painted in the 19th century.

• Photographer Mike Beedell and his team of kayakers were foiled as they tried to circumnavigate Bylot Island last summer. Details on Kayak Nunavut '99.

• Voyageur Quest - Ian and Sally Wilson stepped back in time to travel like the Voyageurs of days gone by. See their final update.

• On the tip of the toes -- A therapeutic expedition organized by Dr. Sylvain Baruchel of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Every year, a number of young cancer patients travel to remote areas in Canada to experience nature. This year, the group will head to Oujé-bougoumou and other locales in northern Quebec. The RCGS is pleased to sponsor one patient on this year's trek of discovery.

Rivière Denys expedition

• The Otto Sverdrup Expedition - In June 1999, a joint Canadian-Norwegian team of men, women and a toddler sailed from Norway to over-winter on Canada's Ellesmere Island.

• The Unity Peak Expedition - A group of high school students who climbed for Canada in June of 1998.

The 'Home for the Huskies' project, also sponsored by the RCGS, was a challenging voyage that succeeded in returning Antarctic huskies to their ancestral home in Northern Quebec.

Canadian Geographic, Nov/Dec '94 issue featured 'Home for the Huskies'.

The Mount Logan Expedition -- undertaken to measure the height of Canada's highest mountain -- was a resounding success. Ten members of the 13-person team reached the summit of Mount Logan on June 6, 1992 and measured it at 5,959 metres.

Canadian Geographic, September/October 1992 issue, featured 'To the Top of Canada', the Mount Logan expedition.

(TOP) Expedition leader Michael Schmidt (left) and Charlie Roots hold RCGS flag atop Mount Logan.

(BOTTOM) Icy Camp 3, perched 1,159 metres from the summit (a 12-kilometre hike). Photos by Pat Morrow