Last week, we featured some footage from the Spanish television show Desafio Extremo, which features travel adventures all over the globe. Arctic Kingdom had the pleasure of bringing the Desafio Extremo crew north for their Buceo Ártico episode, and we’re really excited with the moments they were able to capture on film.

Over on the Desafio Extremo website, they’re hosting a poll, where viewers can vote for their favorite trip from the current season. Personally, we’re partial to one episode in particular. But really, can you blame us?

Vote Arctic! Vote Often!

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Visit our Flickr page for more images, including our full array of airboat photos.

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All this weekend, we’re at the Outdoor Adventure Show at Toronto’s International Centre. Stop by the booth for information on our expeditions, to check out the gear we’re offering for sale, or just to hear some stories from the ice! Visit the Adventure Show website for hours and directions.

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We like outdoor adventures.

This Friday through Sunday, Arctic Kingdom will be at Toronto’s Outdoor Adventure Show, Canada’s largest outdoor adventure expo. Visit our booth to get information about our expeditions and trips, get some great deals on expedition gear, or just say hello!

The Adventure Show will be at the International Centre, near Pearson International Airport. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $12, or you can save money by purchasing advance tickets online. Visit the Adventure Show website for hours and details, including directions to the venue.

Hope to see you there!

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Zodiac Gallery on Flickr

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This week’s new Flickr photos include several of camp life on Arctic Kingdom expeditions. Our camps allow expedition members to experience some of earth’s most extreme environments in relative comfort, with gourmet food, warm accommodations, and even electricity and communications technology. Check out our Flickr stream for more scenes from our homes at the edge of the world.

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This week, Expedition Manager Tom Lennartz is exploring the area around Kangiqsualujjuaq, a village 1,688 km (that’s over a thousand miles) north of Quebec. Located on Ungava Bay, the village is an access point for viewing all sorts of wildlife, including caribou, seal and beluga.

On this week’s trip, Tom is working with a film crew to capture footage of the polar bears in the surrounding wilderness as mothers and cubs emerge from their dens, shot against some of Canada’s most stunning scenery.

Now, keep in mind that the satellite image up top was taken in the summer. This time of year, the wilderness surrounding Kangiqsualujjuaq is cold, with long nights lit by the rippling green light of the aurora borealis. With the Torngat mountains creating a stunning backdrop, this is a breathtaking landscape, full of amazing wildlife.

I’m hoping Tom will be able to access the blog this weekend and give us some updates. And I wouldn’t mind a few photos, either!

One of my favorite polar bear photos, taken on a 2007 expedition by Louise Murray

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This Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle featured a great article by Margo Pfeiff about her trip to Baffin Island for training in polar survival. I couldn’t help but giggle at her description of her first foray into Arctic waters:

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Found via Narwhals: The Unicorn of the Sea | Aquaviews – Online SCUBA Magazine.

Edited to Add: As Tom points out in the comments section, much of this footage was taken by filmmaker Doug Allen on an Arctic Kingdom expedition to Lancaster Sound.

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It's even prettier when you've got a warm tent and a hot meal waiting for you.

This episode is more than a year old, but I had fun reading about Survivorman’s stay on Pond Inlet back in 2008. It really gives you a sense of the difficulties inherent in surviving the Arctic wilderness alone:

Although the rain stopped the wind has increased and I am stuck – pinned down on an exposed point using some old crate plywood for a shelter. The polar bears are on the land now and I have to keep a sharp eye out for them. So far I have only seen arctic wolf tracks on this location, no bear tracks. For protection I have a shot gun, a bear banger pistol and bear spray. The arctic char are here along the coast and I can see them in the water. Yet even though I’m lucky enough to have fishing tackle, I am not getting any hits at all. Of course it is so windy that the lure just blows back in my face when I try to cast out into the ocean anyway.

My only supplies are a CB radio, fishing tackle and a handful of whale blubber.

I have to make up my mind on whether or not to stay where I am or relocate further inland – closer to bears but out of the wind.

We take great care to ensure that we’ve got the gear, supplies, and experts neccesary to run our expeditions at the highest level of comfort possible. As you can see, the ‘low frills’ version can get pretty hairy!

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