- Postcards from the Edge
- Trekking Norway’s Tundra
- On Guard for Thee
- The Fall of Franklin’s Men

This issue features celebrating the borealis, headless snakes, studying summer sea ice in Svalbard, sand dogsledding, chillin’ with Wright and the fall of Franklin’s men, plus much more.

FEATURES

27_POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE
Northern Greenland’s narwhals, muskoxen and magnificient wilderness fulfill one expeditioner’s lifelong dream to kayak in a polar region.
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: BILL DAVIS

33_TREKKING NORWAY’S TUNDRA
A harsh and honest land almost devoid of human settlement invites one woman to ponder what is barren, what is beautiful and what the difference is between the two.
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: KATE HARRIS

44_ON GUARD FOR THEE
The forbidding northwest coast of Ellesmere Island was the site of a Canadian Forces sovereignty patrol last March—Outpost went along for the ride (and it was a wild one!).
STORY + PHOTOGRAPHY: DIANNE WHELAN

54_THE FALL OF FRANKLIN’S MEN
A turn of really bad luck or a case of massive mismanagement? An Outpost expedition to the Northwest Passage retraces the steps of the legendary explorer’s crew and uncovers surprising discoveries about Franklin’s mysterious misadventures.
STORY: EVAN SOLOMON
PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRIS CHRISTIE

IN EVERY ISSUE

7_TRIPPING
The light fantastic: celebrating the aurora borealis.

8_ON THE FRINGE
Headless snakes that bite. Preserving tibetan culture. The scoop on panda poop.

11_LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Exquisite beaches and a small, friendly capital make the maldives a great place to “resort” to.

14_GOURMET DU MONDE
The cranberry—what a tart!

16_HEALTHPOST
The 411 on h20, to go.

18_MEC’s THE TRAVELLER’S EDGE
Tips from and for world trekkers.

20_FIELD NOTES
Studying summer sea ice in Svalbard.

24_GOING HARD
Can a Jamaican take dogsledding from sand to snow? Yeah, mon!

70_WORLD WRITES
Follow the path of the caribou, trek the frigid north and learn to love snow.

72_BACKPACKERZ BUZZ
News from hostelling international

82_WRIGHT OF WAY
Chillin’ in the arctic with ian wright