This weekend, Canadian adventurer Frank Wolf and teammate David Berrisford will start a 900km sea kayak journey in the waters between Alaska and British Columbia. Starting and ending at Prince Rupert, B.C., the duo will paddle around Prince of Wales Island, off the Alaskan Panhandle. It is the fourth-largest island in the United States.
The expedition route. Map: Frank Wolf
“I’m not too sure what we’ll find up there – it’s a new zone to us,” said Wolf, who has made many human-powered journeys around North America. “I’ve pretty much paddled the entire British Columbia coastline, so pushing up to explore the Alaska coast is the natural next step. There will be a few big crossings along the way, and outer coast spring conditions to contend with.”
David Berrisford, left, and Frank Wolf. Photo: Frank Wolf
Prince of Wales Island is the home of the indigenous Tlingit peoples and is known locally as Taan, the local Tlingit word for sea lion. In Tlingit culture, sea lions symbolize endurance.
The journey is expected to take Wolf and Berrisford around 25 days.
