At Peak Wildlife Park in the United Kingdom, two polar bears brushed up on their kayak-crushing skills, presumably in solidarity with their Arctic-resident cousins training for the arrival of the 2025 class of Arctic paddlers.
In the viral video, the bears tested the kayak’s performance in categories such as tossibility, surfability, and of course resistance to repeated bouncing upon through the classic CPR-like approach.
Polar bears to be denied chance to munch on Frank Wolf’s boat in summer 2025
Every summer as intrepid paddlers venture north, polar bears are top of mind. Whether smashing kayaks or gnawing on canoes, these furry friends putting a hole in your primary means of transport is about the last thing an expedition paddler wants.
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Frank Wolf in particular has had his fair share of hairy encounters with polar bears, from a bear intent on using his canoe as a chew toy on the Seal River in Manitoba to accompanying Justine Curgenven while she fended off polar bears in Torngat with a camp chair.
Lucky for Wolf who has a rapport with polar bears, he’ll be paddling Prince of Wales (Taan) Island summer 2025, and he and his delicious looking kayak will be well south of the range of wandering white jaws.
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