Through the Northwest Passage
20 January 2020
It's a modern explorer dream sailing through the Northwest Passage (NWP), the seaway across the arctic linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This natural shortcut lies between thousands of uninhabited Canadian and artic islands, surrounded by a raw and unyielding landscape of frozen doom. Ice, storms, polar bears and walrus are the undisputed protagonists of this earth’s corner.
Our journey went on through routes that has been successfully navigated only 300 times since the explorer Roald Amunsen made it for the first time in 1906, after a one-of-a kind voyage that lasted three years. This legendary adventure was done on a 45-ton fishing vessel (Gjøa), bought by Amunsen himself, with a crew of just six men!
Throughout our Northwest expedition there were hiking and climbing options almost everywhere! We often landed and walked through unspoiled sceneries, where probably no man has never stood before: the true wilderness before my eyes! Wild life and landscapes are amazing. With just a little altitude you had the most amazing views. In Baffin Island for example, we landed with a helicopter at 1.200mt above the sea level, getting one of the most beautiful panoramas I've ever experienced in my whole life.
We were out for 10 to 12 straight hours, so I made sure my gear was well thought for the icy and rugged terrains and for the weather of the area. For my hiking on snow-covered areas the Tamaskan 1.5 boots were my first choice to keep my feet warm and safe, whereas the Torq Tech GTX boots and their stiffer outsole has been a great choice for hiking through the more demanding and rocky terrains.
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