Northern wilderness
Mears, Ray, 1964-200909UU
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To tie-in with a major six part BBC2 series, Ray Mears heads into the wilds of Canada bringing us a unique combination of bushcraft, landscape, history and adventure. Northern Wilderness is a stunning celebration of one of earth's great wildernesses. Ray Mears journeys on foot, by canoe and by snowshoe through mountains, forests, tundra and ice in a land where roads are still scarce. He explores the vast Boreal Forest and its rich animal life from beavers to bears. He travels across the Hudson Bay by canoe, and tells the story of the fur trade and trappers who traded with the hat manufacturers of England. Ray follows the paths of the great early northern explorers, Samuel Hearne and David Thompson, who survived through their knowledge of what we now call bushcraft, as they trekked across the tundra and the Rocky Mountains. He explores the frozen north and learns the ways of the Inuit, who teach him how to combat snow blindness and build shelter. This book is rich in bushcraft, as Ray explains the unique survival techniques of the Native Canadians and the Inuit, as well as how the prospectors in the gold rush used bushcraft skills to survive in this inhospitable but awesome landscape.Review: 'Ray Mears is a bushman first and foremost and really can survive in any extreme environment. I can't think of a better companion in a crisis.' -- Tim Lewis, GQ 'The foremost purveyor of bushcraft in the UK today.' -- Geographical Magazine 'Ray Mears is a genius' -- Time Out 'Give the man a couple of twigs, a flint and a curved knife and he is transformed into a poet.' -- The Times.
Main title:
Northern wilderness / Ray Mears.
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Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2009 .
Collation:
220 p. : col. ill; 24 cm.
Notes:
Hardback.TV tie-in.Includes index.Ill. on lining papers.
Biography/History:
Born in 1964, Ray Mears has travelled the world studying and teaching the art of survival. He has appeared extensively on TV programmes such as Bushcraft Survival and Ray Mears Goes Walkabout. In 2003 the Royal Geographical Society honoured him with the Ness Award for the popularisation of geography.
ISBN:
9780340980828 (hbk)0340980826 (hbk)
Dewey class:
917.10471917.1917.1917.104917.10473
Local class:
917.104
Language:
English
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BRN:
615409
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