Ray Mears new book

[falling rain]

Northern Wilderness - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Northern-Wi...r_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241024561&sr=1-12

Is there going to be a TV series too does anyone know? The book is due out in September.

 

[firecrest]

Yes I suspect it will be the one on the canadian traders as is currently being filmed (or perhaps completed)
Does Ray write all his books himself, or does he have researchers/writers help him?

 

[DavidJT]

Thanks for the heads up Falling Rain. I know there is a new series coming in the autumn about the early exploration of Canada by David Thompson. Could be the book of that series? New series Is mentioned on several threads.

 

[Shewie]

Thanks for the heads up FR

 

[Wilderbeast]

cheers for heads up bud!

 

[sandbender]

More info in this thread

"Hodder & Stoughton are listing 'Northern Wilderness' as the title for a new book from Ray Mears, Amazon list the same book under the alternative title 'Into the North' I'm guessing that this will be the book of the new series...

Link here

"NORTHERN WILDERNESS is a stunning celebration of one of earth`s great wildernesses. Ray Mears journeys on foot, by canoe and by snowshoe through mountains, forests, tundra and ice in a land where roads are still scarce.

He explores the vast Boreal Forest and its rich animal life from beavers to bears. He travels across the Hudson Bay by canoe, and tells the story of the fur trade and trappers who traded with the hat manufacturers of England. Ray follows the paths of the great early northern explorers, Samuel Hearn and David Thompson, who survived through their knowledge of what we now call bushcraft, as they trekked across the tundra and the Rocky Mountains. He explores the frozen north and learns the ways of the Inuit, who teach him how to combat snow blindness and build shelter.

This book is rich in bushcraft, as Ray explains the unique survival techniques of the Native Canadians and the Inuit, as well as how the prospectors in the gold rush used bushcraft skills to survive in this inhospitable but awesome landscape."


ISBN : 9780340980828
Pub Date : 03/09/2009"

 

[Angus Og]

Looks like its going to be on the BBC.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41pokgkvjjL._SS500_.jpg

 

[falling rain]

I didn't read the threads on the new series. Sorry about that folks.

Sound like it's going to be a corker though. Hopefully there'll be lots of skills intermingled with some of the stories about the local indiginous people and the pioneers and explorers.
Excellent stuff. Something to look forward to for early Autumn.

 

[Karl5]

Is this the same book that is/was called "Into the North", but has been renamed??

 

[JonathanD]

Is this the same book that is/was called "Into the North", but has been renamed??

Indeed it is...

 

[Karl5]

Indeed it is...

Aha, that clears a bit of fog for me.
Thanks Jon!