Jon Turk Conrad Anker, North Face alpinist " In an age when adventure is a sales tool, Jon Turk looks into the inherent value of wild places How have sacred places transformed the individual and society? With first-hand experience ranging from the tropics to the arctic, Jon shares the importance of finding the wild in our daily lives "
About Me — Jon Turk About me Dr Jon Turk is a scientist, author, and National Geographic award-winning explorer whose worldview was altered by extended visits with Moolynaut, a Siberian shaman I earned a Ph D in organic chemistry in 1971 and was nominated by National Geographic as one of the Top Ten Adventurers of the Year in 2012 Between these bookends, I co-authored the first college-level environmental
Ellesmere Island Expedition — Jon Turk Ellesmere Island Expedition Blog Below is my Ellesmere Island blog Most of the posts were written by my wife, Nina, following calls from my satellite phone This is the raw material, unedited By now, I have woven the adventure with other themes, to create my book, Crocodiles and Ice
Adventure — Jon Turk In storytelling fashion, backed by stunning imagery, Jon Turk will take you on a trans-global journey: sea kayaking in the Solomon Islands, the circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island in the polar Arctic, a bicycle ride across the Tibetan plateau to the birthplace of the Dalai Lama, and into our own backyards
Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu — Jon Turk While tracking a lion with a Samburu headman and then, later, eluding human assailants who may be tracking him, Jon Turk experiences people at their best and worst As the tracker and the tracked, Jon reveals how the stories we tell each other, and the stories spinning in our heads, can be molded into innovation, love and co-operation — or harnessed to launch armies Seeking escape from the
In the Wake of the Jomon — Jon Turk “ Jon Turk is one of today’s boldest, most inquisitive, and most articulate adventurers His journey by small boat across the North Pacific in the wake of ancient Jomon hunters will make you rethink how humans first populated the Americas and give an understanding of what compelled them – and him – to strike off on so audacious a quest
Reader Comments — Jon Turk Dave Brabec: Jan 26, 2022: Jon Turk takes us on an adventure leading to an understanding of why culture played such a key role into developing society Dancing, music and ultimately, friendship become the basis of our species survival, and in fact, maybe what saves us again
The Ravens Gift - Jon Turk “ With The Raven’s Gift, Turk beautifully conveys the raw joy of motion, a terrific sense of adventure, the arduous task of traversing the Arctic tundra and the story of the Vyvenka people He reminds us that whatever our own initial goals or intentions, the journey always becomes something else, something altogether unexpected ” — Grant Shilling, Vancouver Sun
Presentations — Jon Turk “ Jon Turk is an amazing and gifted storytelling who helps audiences understand magic through his fascinating experiences, that lie outside of our linear models
Media Plus — Jon Turk To travel with me, under Ed’s insightful questioning, read, “Lessons From a Life on Ice” and “ Jon Turk: Uncut” Future Primitive - Podcast Joanna Harcourt-Smith, author of "Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story", interviewed me Special energy passed between us in that conversation