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News from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
The RCGS has confirmed that nine expeditions will carry the Society’s Expedition Flag in 2019:
Expedition of the Year The Complete Columbias Traverse A 700-kilometre ski along the spine of the Columbia Mountains
Women’s Expedition Grant Between Sunsets: A Woman’s Solo Venture Across Canada A solo hike across Canada from the Atlantic to the Arctic to the Pacific Ocean on The Great Trail — within three years
Jawdrop An exploration of Jawdrop cave and the alpine karst landscape of British Columbia’s Badshot Range, in the West Kootenays
Boreal to Barren Land: Traversing Labrador A west-to-east, 840-kilometre crossing of Labrador and Quebec via five rivers
Indigenous Expedition Grant Nanikana, le chemin de mes ancêtres A duo will retrace the route of their ancestors by navigating Nanikana (the Harricana River), south of James Bay
The Secret Coast A month-long expedition by foot and kayak around Vancouver Island’s remote northwest coast
Baffin Paddle/climb Expedition Ascents of mounts Thor and Asgard and whitewater paddling in Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut
Lucania: A Frigid First … Take Two A team’s second attempt ( TOP) at completing a winter ascent of Mt. Lucania (5,226 metres), Canada’s third-tallest peak
Project NWP (Northwest Passage) The first leg (Kugluktuk to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut) in a three-year, solo ski expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage