A summary of all of our past Explorer’s Club Expeditions and members.

Explorer’s Club 2017

Expedition Name: Temagami Explorations;
Dates: Feb 18 – 25, 2017 (7 days);
Distance: ~ 70km
Highlights: Surviving a mid-morning thunderstorm and diverting the route to head up and over a mountain to stay off the melting lakes!

Members: 

• Graham Barnard;
• Courtney Boyd;
• Roger David;
• Frank Dempsey;
• David Hyndman;
• Goh Iromoto;
• Kevin Kavanagh;
• Cathy Marshall;
• Dave Marrone;
• Kielyn Marrone.

Explorer’s Club 2016 Expedition Name: Trans-Temagami Tour; Dates: Feb 20 – Mar 6, 2016 (14 days); Distance: 128 km; Highlights: A complete crossing of the famed Temagami wilderness from South to North! Members:  Ross Bowyer; Thomas Hargreaves; Kevin Hill; Harold Kinsley; Dave Marrone; Kielyn Marrone; Mat Masin (EC ’13, ’15, ’16); Bob Olajos; Winona Ominika; Lilla Roy;

Explorer’s Club 2015 Expedition Name: Pontax River; Dates: Feb 28 – Mar 15, 2015 (14 days); Distance: 140 km; Low Point: Sea level! Highlights: Traveling on the Arctic Ocean between the Pontax and Rupert Rivers on James Bay. Negotiating a rapid on the Pontax River Members: Kevin Kavanagh (EC ’14, ’15); Dave Marrone; Kielyn Marrone; Mat Masin (EC ’13, ’15); Vanessa Rizzotto (EC ’13, ’14, ’15).

Explorer’s Club 2014 Expedition Name: Wolf Lake Eco-Explorer; Dates: Feb 15 – 23, 2014 (9 days); Distance: 58 km; Special Guest: Winter ecologist extraordinaire Dr. Gerard Courtin! Highlights: Slowing down and taking a closer look at the spectacular winter landscape of SW Temagami. Members: Gerard Courtin; Kevin Kavanagh; Dave Marrone; Kielyn Marrone; Stephen Ritchie (EC ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14); Vanessa Rizzotto (EC ’13, ’14); Beth Sangree; Jay Thibert.

Explorer’s Club 2013 Expedition Name: Missinaibi Headwaters; Dates: Feb 15 – 25, 2013 (10 days); Distance: 101 km; High Point: Traveling the height of land from the Atlantic to Arctic watershed! Highlights: Traveling with our mentor Garrett Conover. Expedition Name: Members: Garrett Conover; Katie Halls; Dave Hartman; Dave Marrone; Kielyn Marrone; Mat Masin; Collin Pollard (EC ’11, ’12, ’13); Stephen Ritchie (EC ’11, ’12, ’13); Vanessa Rizzotto.

Explorer’s Club 2012 Expedition Name: Killarney Krossing; Dates: Feb 18 – 26 27, 2012 (7 days); Distance: 51 km; Elevation: Too much! Highlights: Selecting the “High Adventure” route 1 too many times. Explorer’s Club 2012 Members:  Sam Cutforth; Colin Pollard (EC ’11, ’12); Anneke Ritchie; Cam Ritchie; Stephen Ritchie (EC ’11, ’12)

Explorer’s Club 2011 Expedition Name: Ishpatina Ridge; (Honorary EC Expedition) Dates: Feb 13 – 20, 2011 (8 days); Distance: 75 km; High Point: Ontario’s highest – Ishpatina Ridge! Highlights: Lure of the North’s first ever guided offering.  Special thanks to those who made this possible! Explorers Club 2011 Members:  Colin Pollard (EC ’11, ’12); Roger Pollard; Jouko Rantala; Stephen Ritchie (EC ’11, ’12)