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Professional kayaker Erik Boomer took on big wall climbing on Baffin Island and knocked off a first ascent.
From 1 - 23 May 2025 American alpinists Erik Boomer and Ky Hart have made the first ascent of 'Sikunga Express' (WI3 M7 5.10 A3+, 975m, 19 pitches) on Baffin Island, Canada.
Late last week, a polar bear attacked a skier in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island. Other visitors came to the skier’s aid, and the bear withdrew.
Adventurer apologises over ‘first’ Baffin Island claim after Inuit backlash Camilla Hempleman-Adams, 32, battled temperatures as low as minus 40C during the 13-day, 150-mile expedition in Canada.
Camilla Hempleman-Adams traversed Baffin Island in a solo trek in 13 days (Johnny Green/PA) A British adventurer who claimed to be the first woman to solo traverse Canada’s largest island has ...
After completing a 150-mile-long (241-kilometer-long) journey from the communities of Qikiqtarjuaq to Pangnirtung, she claimed to be the first solo woman to have traversed Baffin Island, Canada ...
Camilla Hempleman-Adams has made international headlines with her claims of being the first solo woman to trek across Baffin Island — but Inuit question that.
A determined explorer has become the first woman to cross Canada's Baffin Island solo, completing the grueling 150-mile Arctic expedition in just 13 days – one day ahead of schedule. Camilla ...
Camilla Hempleman-Adams has become the first woman to solo traverse Baffin Island in the Arctic. Camilla’s father - Sir David Hempleman-Adams - did the route in 1998 with a team.