Famed adventurer Justin Fornal likes to splash around in the water just as much as the next guy.
The athlete, explorer, writer and cultural detective — best known as the hoston the Science Channel — joins General Aviation pilot Wesley Archer in an historic expedition that will test their endurance and will power: the Great Arctic Swim Expedition.
The team takes off from New York on Aug. 7 in a single-engine plane, flying into remote arctic Canada with a stop in Iqaluit.After arriving in Qaanaaq, the team will meet with the Inuit hunters who will support the swim and transport the team to Canada’s Pim Island — a 120-mile open water sea journey.Once weather and sea ice conditions permit, Fornal will begin the gruelling swim across the Nares Strait.
During the Islay swim a few years ago, Fornal showed a creativity as robust as his athleticism. He added a sample from each of the many famed scotch distilleries on the island to the cask on his back in order to create a very rare blended malt.Fornal explained that the Arctic swim was meant to be a winter venture, with the usual ice bridge acting as a dam as he swam through the year-round open waters of the North Water Polynya.
As he explained, the Nares Strait and Baffin Bay are the epicentre for the results of global warming. Dramatic change has meant the loss of traditional Inuit culture and the natural ecology.He’s pleased to partner on this venture with the Inuit people of Qaanaaq.
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