Two Springs, One Summer - by Frank Wolf (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Renowned adventurer Frank Wolf annually embarks on a series of long-distance wilderness journeys. A little while back, he attempted a 280 km ski journey across Baffin Island, a 1750 km canoe trip through the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and a 550 km ski retracing of the 1854 expedition of legendary explorer John Rae, all in less than a year.

Moving through rugged landscapes, across 6000-foot-high glaciers, and down wild tundra rivers, each of these epic excursions took place with different teams of people brought together to complete challenging missions in some of the most unforgiving environments on the planet.

Beyond the sordid tales of adventure, we're also given a window into the displaced time between Wolf's primordial wanderings, revealing that his remote explorations, though arduous and uncomfortable, are easier for the wanderer than the fallow times. The inner adventure bouncing around in Wolf's head during these periods is often wilder than the obstacles he faces in the hinterlands of Canada as he copes with being a misfit in the modern world.

Review Quotes

"Two Springs, One Summer is a perfect travel memoir. Whether you enjoy adventure from a sofa or beneath an open sky, Frank Wolf takes you there, to experience extreme exploration through the wonder of first-hand discovery." --Bill Arnott, bestselling author of the Gone Viking travelogues

"Frank Wolf's storytelling in Two Springs, One Summer flows like a portage-free river canoe trip. His words are eloquent, descriptive and to the point. More important, the book itself contains the philosophy of a life well lived." --Kevin Callan, author of Another Bend in the River: The Happy Camper's Memoir.