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Richard Harpham, Human Powered Adventurer
and Social Entrepreneur
makes the others look like child’s play. On my
previous visit Mark the proprietor of Up North
Adventures informed me that I must be a ‘snow bird’
implying I fly away when the cold weather arrives
and I should really test myself my enjoying the
same wilderness in the depths of winter. The
gauntlet was thrown.
Mark introduced me to the late Alex Van Bib ber, a
legendary outdoorsman in Canada’s history. When
I met Alex he was 98 and still hunting and trapping
and we asked him about one of his big trips, a 516mile expedition through the MacKensie Mountain
Range in 1943, part of the war effort. It took Alex, a
first nation tracker and his team 42 days with 12
days at sub minus 40 to battle through. We spent a
week training and testing kit (including Bamboo
Clothing) in 2014 as part of our planned Ski to the
Edge Expedition. This included sleeping in snow
holes and tents in minus 30. We hope to finally
(with some additional sponsors – Don’t be shy
people) start skiing 500 miles in 2017 with more
training in 2016.
Yukon and Alaska now have a place firmly in my
heart and I know it will keep calling me back for
more unfinished business. Trust me when I tell you
that Alaska and the Yukon has a magic quality that
everyone should experience at least once if they get
the chance. It’s golden. Of course whilst we might
write about tough adventures, the people that live
there simply call it home.
We want to share BAMLife stories of travel and
exploring new places in each edition to encourage
and inspire you to travel and explore, whether on
your doorstep or further afield. I am proud to be a
BAMbassador you can find more of my story @
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