The “BaddAss” Polar Bear
A polar bear had ripped a hole in the vestibule and there we were, face to face, an arm’s length (or a paw swipe) away.
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Jon Turk
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The Lion Speaks Tonight
Mountain Life columnist Jon Turk talks lions, myth, and storytelling in his latest book. Words :: Feet Banks. Jon Turk is not only Mountain Life’s original columnist, he’s also our resident expert…
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Podcast Launch: Live it Up with Mountain Life
Live it Up with Mountain Life is a collection of conversations about life in the wilderness with the people who do it best. It’s another feather in our multimedia cap.…
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Leave No Trace—But What’s a Trace?
words :: Jon Turk // illustration :: Dave Barnes. Tiny spring leaves formed an iridescent green sheath around the ocotillo stalks that swayed gently in the breeze. As we pulled…
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Big Brain, No Tools: Searching for Survival on the Winds of Antiquity
Words :: Jon Turk // illustration :: Dave Barnes. I’m standing on a snowy ridge, with a gentle breeze dusting bits and balls of last night’s powder off the tree…
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Bumps and Barriers: How to Navigate the Long, Strange Trip
Adventurer Jon Turk tells us how to find that hidden and evanescent wormhole that can reduce a barrier to a speed bump on the long, strange trip. words :: Jon…
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MULTIPLICITY 2019: Jon Turk and the Cosmic Luck-O-Meter App
Don’t have tickets to Multiplicity yet? Get them here. Jon Turk earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1971 and was nominated by National Geographic as one of the Top…
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Jon Turk on the Ecstasy of a Sore Toe
Words :: Jon Turk June 28, 2011, I wrote in my journal: When you’re trying to drag a 250-pound boat over a dune of ice and snow, and you’re sinking…
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Narrative : The Holy Stone
I had been to the Holy Stone a decade ago, travelling by snow machine with people who knew the country. At motorized speed, landmarks don’t imprint on your brain as well as…
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MULTIPLICITY 2017: Jon Turk on Adventuring and the Consciousness Revolution
Jon Turk received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1971, but abandoned academics to spend a life adventuring. His circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island with Erik Boomer was nominated in 2012 by…
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