The Inuit Way

A Journey across Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Author: Edward Cooper Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)

Key Sales Points. Thrilling travel narrative about a Polar expedition.. Multiple life-and-death experiences, including falling through sea ice and fighting off polar bears.. Offers sensitive insights into the daily existence of Inuit hunters resident in Qaanaaq alongside the realities of Arctic life.. Reflects on a world evolving geopolitically and through climate change.. Written by a seasoned explorer who is a Board member of the Scientific Exploration Society and who was on Sir Ranulph Fiennes' 2012 Antarctic expedition.. Author is also an experienced travel writer, who has written extensively on the Arctic, and a consultant to films.. A book for intrepid travellers, Polar enthusiasts and people interested in the environment, fishing or indigenous communities.

The Inuit Way - travel narrative of a polar expedition. A gripping account of living with the Inuit in northwest Greenland, before journeying to Canadian Arctic islands. Confronting snow blindness, frostbite and hungry polar bears, explorer Edward Cooper's mesmerising take on polar travel is part travelogue, part adventure, part cultural history.

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Living and hunting with the Inuit in northwest Greenland in the summer, winter and spring months, Edward Cooper journeys to the Arctic islands with his travel companion in search of a note left by the little-known explorer, David Haig-Thomas. Suffering from snow blindness and frostbite, fighting off hungry polar bears, surrounded by the white wolves of Ellesmere Island and hunting with the Inuit of northwest Greenland, Edward Cooper discovers a land steeped in culture and history. Cooper highlights Greenland as a litmus test for a world evolving geopolitically and through climate change. Part travelogue, part adventure, part history, this is a mesmerising take on Polar travel and an insight into the people that live there. A book for intrepid travellers, Polar enthusiasts and people interested in the environment, fishing or indigenous communities, The Inuit Way really does have something for everyone. AUTHOR: Edward Cooper is an award-winning researcher and holds a Master's in International Relations from the University of Cambridge. In 2011 he was a member of the Engelandvaarders, a team of adventurers that kayaked 185 kilometres across the North. In 2012 he supported Sir Ranulph Fiennes team on the Coldest Journey expedition to Antarctica before leading the Haig-Thomas Expedition in 2015. Cooper is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and sits on the board of the Scientific Exploration Society which supports the next generation of explorers. He has consulted with Renowned Film's, 'Frozen Gold' production in Greenland and to Arctic Films, 'Afghanistan' set to be released in 2022. He has travelled and worked extensively across the globe including the Arctic, Antarctic, South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has written extensively on his travels, which has included several articles on the Arctic with The Telegraph.

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Edward Cooper is an award-winning researcher who holds a Masters in International Relations from the University of Cambridge. After working as a paramedic in South African townships and kayaking across the North Sea, he joined Sir Ranulph Fiennes' team on the 'Coldest Journey' expedition to Antarctica then led the Haig-Thomas expedition in 2015. Cooper has served as a reservist with the Honourable Artillery Company and worked as a consultant to films about remote places. He sits on the board of the Scientific Exploration Society, which supports the next generation of explorers. He has travelled and worked extensively across the world including in the Arctic, Antarctic, South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has written extensively about his travels, including several articles on the Arctic in The Telegraph. The Inuit Way is Cooper's first book.