The journey would test them, and their relationship, in one of the planet's most remote places: a land of wolves, musk oxen, Dall sheep, golden eagles, and polar bears. It would be their third and most ambitious trip. So he decided to take Aidan back to Alaska one final time before she left home. Despite windchills of 50 degrees below zero, father and daughter ventured out daily to track, hunt, and trap.Ĭampbell knew that in traditional Eskimo cultures, some daughters earned a rite of passage usually reserved for young men. She even agreed to return a few months later to help the Korths work their traplines and hunt for caribou and moose. So when James Campbell's cousin Heimo Korth asked him to spend a summer building a cabin in the rugged Interior, Campbell hesitated about inviting his fifteen-year-old daughter, Aidan, to join him: Would she be able to withstand clouds of mosquitoes, the threat of grizzlies, bathing in an ice-cold river, and hours of grueling labor peeling and hauling logs?īut once there, Aidan embraced the wild. The journey would test them, and their relationship, in one of the planet's most remote places: a land of wolves, musk oxen, Dall sheep, golden eagles, and polar bears.Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to only a handful of people, is a harsh and lonely place. Braving it: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey Into the Alaskan Wild James Campbell Crown Publishers, 2016 - Biography & Autobiography - 359 pages 63 Reviews Reviews aren't. Campbell knew that in traditional Eskimo cultures, some daughters earned a rite of passage usually reserved for young men.
Despite windchills of 50 degrees below zero, father and daughter ventured out daily to track, hunt, and trap. So when James Campbell's cousin Heimo Korth asked him to spend a summer building a cabin in the rugged Interior, Campbell hesitated about inviting his fifteen-year-old daughter, Aidan, to join him: Would she be able to withstand clouds of mosquitoes, the threat of grizzlies, bathing in an ice-cold river, and hours of grueling labor peeling and hauling logs? But once there, Aidan embraced the wild. Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to. Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild by James Campbell, Paperback Barnes & Noble. Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to only a handful of people, is a harsh and lonely place. James & Aidan Campbell, Braving It: A Father, A Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild. At turns poignant and humorous, Braving It is an ode to Americas disappearing wilderness and a profound meditation on what it means for a child to grow up-and.
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