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Flotsam & Jetsam People How a 100ft waterfall changed the Ellesmere Island Expedition
Flotsam & Jetsam People How a 100ft waterfall changed the Ellesmere Island Expedition
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Article Virginia Marshall | Photo Courtesy Jon Turk/Ben Marr
Expedition paddling is all about planning and then dealing with situations that don't go as planned. This summer a very ambitious trio were set to be the first to sea kayak around the ice-choked Ellesmere Island and then a 100ft waterfall changed the plans.
"I really f***ed up. My boat flattened out halfway down a big falls and I broke my back. I'll know a lot more in the morning when I talk to the neurosurgeon..." said the email from Tyler Bradt to Jon Turk - and with that, the plans changed.
Read Marshall's People column in the Early Summer 2011 issue of Adventure Kayak magazine.
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