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Cold Oceans by Jon Turk

Name: Cold Oceans by Jon Turk
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 0060191473
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A Gripping 1998 Memoir of Four Polar Expeditions Across Baffin Island, Tierra del Fuego, and the Northwest Passage

World-class adventurer and organic chemist Jon Turk chronicles four high-stakes polar and subpolar expeditions across frozen waters in this 1998 memoir. Leaving academic life behind, Turk documents a solo folding-kayak journey around Cape Horn, a boat passage across the Northwest Passage, a dogsled run along Baffin Island, and a kayak crossing from Ellesmere Island to Greenland.

His account records severe physical trials—including crashing against Patagonian cliffs and hauling small boats over sea ice—while examining Inuit survival techniques and human endurance in extreme climates.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Jon Turk exchanges bravado for an honest, humble examination of human vulnerability and Arctic survival wisdom. Essential reading for fans of polar expedition literature, kayaking memoirs, and extreme wilderness survival stories.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 1998

ISBN: 9780060191474

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