Cliffed out, rained out, blown out and snowed out: the pole bender adventure.
In August 2019, I set out with my hunting crew on a caribou hunting adventure in the mountains of the Tahltan Traditional Territory in Northern British Columbia. Idyllic summer days strolling across the mountain tundra spotting caribou and goats, everything was going according to plan. But our plan took an unfortunate turn, and an unseasonably harsh arctic storm front blasted our camp with hurricane-force winds and 3 feet of snow. We went from hunting to surviving. Taking shelter in the tipi tent, we took turns keeping the center pole from snapping as we held down the tent praying for the storm to let up. Join us for this three-part series on the Pole Bender Adventure. These are great episodes if you're planning an adventure trip in the wilderness. We talk about the logistics of planning a fly-in trip, trip safety plans, emergency communications, and a little bit about sneaking up on goats. I hope you enjoy this.
You can find the article by Cleston Lee in the 02/2021 BC Outdoors Magazine.
EatWild 46 - Search and Rescue in the Mountains - Sandra Riches of AdventureSmart
EatWild 45 - Part 3 - The Pole Bender Adventure
EatWild 45 - The Pole Bender Adventure Part 1
EatWild 44 - Ceremony, ritual and hunting with La'goot
EatWild 43 - Setting your sights on your first rifle - Tips for buying the right firearm with Silvercore
EatWild 42 - The Hunter Graduation Scale with Mark Hall
EatWild 41 - Kelly Molnar of the Rookie Hunter Podcast
EatWild 40 - The Covid Guide Season with Nolan Osborne - The story of the outfitting industry in 2020
EatWild 39 - Mule deer hunting - Around the fire with Geoff Horsfield
EatWild 38 - Counting to 10 - A moose hunting story
EatWild 37 - Reflecting on our 3 sheep 2 elk hunting adventure - Managing expectations
EatWild 36 - 150 kms of wilderness river paddling- What we learned
EatWild 35 - The grind of sheep country - Adventure hunt E4
EatWild 34 - Backpacking food - keeping it light and gourmet with West Coast Kitchen
EatWild 33 - Packrafting with Thor Tingey of Alpacka Rafts
EatWild Podcast 32 - Sheep and Sheep Hunting with Mike Bridger
EatWild 31 - Adventure hunt planning - Packrafting for sheep and elk - Part 1
EatWild 30 - Dylan's first bear hunt - Tips and tricks of the road hunter
EatWild Podcast 29 - The Bison hide - Hide tanning with Mara Cur
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