The Last Day on Baffin Island
Today was our last day on Baffin Island. We awoke in soft, warm beds, most of us feeling well-rested. Some found it strange to sleep indoors and not be cold! We had a relaxing morning and then went for a short walking tour of the community with Markus. He helped us...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 10
We are now all in Pangnirtung. We woke at 6am to be picked up and ready for our ride into Pangnirtung at 8:30. A cavalry of 10 snowmobiles with komatiks arrived to take us to the 4 km to town. We piled in all our gear and climbed in ourselves and were off. Along the...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 9
Mission accomplished! We are all safe and happy at the end of the trail. Today began as any other day, but with excitement as it was our last day in the trail. We headed out on the frozen river, but the river is very wide and shallow at this point and there is little...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 8
Today we woke in the shadow of Thor. Literally, Mount Thor was blocking the sun from hitting our camp and it was cold. We slept in until 7:30 then began our morning ritual of making water, eating breakfast and packing camp. Just as we were almost packed another group...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 7
It would be difficult to get a better day than today! We slept in until 7:30 and started heating water at 8:00. We took our time packing up as the sun hit the tents and the mountain views burst all around us. After some team photos, we loaded up and hit the trail....
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 6
Today was our big push day. We had a long way to go and only one way to get there. Our campsite last night was beautiful. We could just see the top of Asgard poking through the clouds and the huge valley spread out behind us from where we had come. Because it was a...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 5
Today was a good day. Our camp site last night was very nice, and it was a relatively warm night. We woke at 6:45 to start to make water, have breakfast and pack up camp. We hit the trail at 10:00 and could not see anything. We were socked in with cloud and the light...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 4
Over night the wind dropped and the snow stopped. The morning temp was about -15. The group is getting more efficient and we soon had breakfast done and the camp packed. The day was sunny with a thin layer of cloud, but the visibility was significantly better than...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 3
It is cold, windy, and snowing and I can hear the mostly happy chatter from the group in their tents. The second group finally arrived at camp just after 11pm last night with the northern lights dancing in the sky. They had a long journey with two snowmobile...
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Scott Kress 2019 Baffin Island Expedition: Day 2
It is 7:45pm and I am in the tent. It has been a full and very good day and it is not over yet. After a quick breakfast we readied all the gear and people to send in half the group. We had 4 snowmobiles with konatiks three were for people and one for gear. We had one...
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Scott Kress’ Baffin Island Expedition: Day 1
The first day of the TPL Baffin Island Akshayuk Pass expedition began for me at 4am. I did not need to get up that early, but I was awake. The day before, Kat and I had loaded all the gear and food into the van and drove from Oakville to Ottawa. Once at the hotel we...
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Scott’s 2019 True Patriot Love Expedition – A CTV News Update
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4 Research-Backed Ideas for Building Highly Creative Teams
If you’ve landed on this post, we’re fairly confident that you don’t need us to convince you that creativity is one of the most important solutions for addressing the numerous challenges that face companies today. So we’ll save you the time – you’re welcome – and get...
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Keep Exploring: Scott Kress’ Coming Expeditions in 2019
In the April of 2019, Summit President Scott Kress will be leading two polar expeditions in Northern Canada. Hello again, it has been quite some time since I last posted about my expeditions and adventures. This does not mean I have not been active, it just means I...
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The 5 Key Ingredients of Creative Teams
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Team Building for Baffin Island: The True Patriot Love Expedition
For over a year now I have been planning and preparing for our April 2019 expedition to cross the Akshayuk Pass on Baffin Island as part of the first all-women’s True Patriot Love (TPL) expedition. The team of soldiers, veterans, civilians, doctor, photographer and...
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The Power of Creative Organizations
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Want to Build Resilient Employees? Build Their Team
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What to Look Out for When Considering a Charity Team Building Event
In recent years, companies around North America have been increasingly incorporating charity team building programs into their offsite events. I mean, if you do a quick Google search with the term ‘charity team building’, you can easily find more than three dozens of...
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Corporate Scavenger Hunts: The Prime Locations
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How You See Your Team Has Consequences
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Culinary Team Building: The Possibilities
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Your Team Can Thrive Amongst Chaos. Here’s How.
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Leading Your Team Towards 2020 (Part 3): Creativity is Mandatory
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