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Wild Places and the Thawing Arctic | Outdoor Explorer

CAPTION: Beneath multiple thermokarst landslides caused by permafrost thaw, we tow our packrafts up Kalulutok Creek to avoid bushwhacking in a brush-thickened valley created by the Greening of the Arctic.
© Chris Korbulic. Photo License is limited to PR use for the promotion of Patagonia Book “Into The Thaw” only (circulation: 50,000).
Beneath multiple thermokarst landslides caused by permafrost thaw, we tow our packrafts up Kalulutok Creek to avoid bushwhacking in a brush-thickened valley created by the Greening of the Arctic.

What does it mean to live a life shaped by wild places? This week on Outdoor Explorer, we talk with author and adventurer Jon Waterman. From rescuing climbers on Denali to crossing the Arctic alone, Jon shares what he’s learned, including powerful lessons from Indigenous communities he’s met along the way.
 
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Martha Rosenstein

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Jon Waterman

Martha Rosenstein was born and raised in Alaska. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Washington in Seattle. She currently sees patients in Anchorage, Girdwood, and occasionally in smaller communities in rural Alaska.
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