Frank Wolf | Explorer • Author • Filmmaker

Dispatches from the Edge.
A curated selection of publications from over 25 years of archived investigative features, environmental narratives, and wilderness chronicles from the world’s most remote regions.

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Explore Magazine (2021 - Current)

2025 AT HECTATE'S WHIM
Fall Sept 2025 issue.

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"At Hecate’s Whim" chronicles a 720 km sea kayak journey from British Columbia into the remote islands of the Alaska Panhandle. The story details the challenges of navigating the moody Hecate Strait while exploring the stunning landscapes and ancestral lands of the Tlingit people.

2025 Transformation
Spring March 2025 issue.

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"Transformation" chronicles a grueling 36-day, 1,400 km canoe journey from Yellowknife to Kugluktuk undertaken by Frank and Arturo Simondetti. The article explores how the relentless physical toll of the route—spanning the Yellowknife River, the Hood River, and the Northwest Passage—strips away the modern self, eventually "transforming" the duo into primeval versions of themselves as they adapt to the raw, unforgiving reality of the wild.

2023 Through The Land of The White Bear
Dec 2023 issue.

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"Through the Land of the White Bear" chronicles a 920 km kayak expedition around the Labrador Peninsula. The feature explores the complex intersection of polar bear ecology and Inuit mythology, specifically examining the ancestral relationship between humans and bears as they coexist and compete as apex predators on the edge of the habitable world.

2023 Song of the North
May 2023 issue.

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"Song of the North" chronicles a 1,300 km canoe journey from Yellowknife to the Arctic Ocean at Kugluktuk. Spanning 31 days and three territories, the story follows Frank and Arturo Simondetti as they navigate a remote northern route, exploring the rhythmic connection between the landscape and a specific "song" that guided them through the trek.

2022 The Wild Edge
Dec 2022 issue.

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2022 In Balance
Spring March 2022 issue.

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Explore Magazine (2016 - 2020)

2020 THE WAY OF RAE
3000 words, Spring 2020 issue.

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Retrace John Rae's 1854 expedition from Hudson Bay to the Northwest Passage. Detailed in the Spring 2020 issue.

2019 THE SINGULARITY
3000 words, Spring 2019 issue.

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Published in the Spring 2019 issue of Explore Magazine, it chronicles Frank's massive 1,750 km canoe expedition across the Barren Lands from Yellowknife to Chantrey Inlet on the Arctic Ocean.

2018 Keeping Time
2500 words, Spring 2018 issue.

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In Explore Magazine's Spring 2018 issue, Frank Wolf's article "Keeping Time" chronicles his 2017 "Maze of the North" expedition. It is a narrative journey through a complex, month-long, 1,350 km canoe traverse of Northern Quebec, but it is uniquely framed through the lens of music and rhythm.

2017 Long Live the Ice Kingdom
3000 words, Fall 2017 Issue.

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"Long Live the Ice Kingdom" chronicles Frank’s 12 day, 160 km ski traverse of Bylot Island in Nunavut with partner Dave Garrow. The feature explores one of the planet's last true "unexplored" wilderness areas, detailing their successful summit of Angilaaq Mountain (the island's highest peak) and the surreal, high-stakes beauty of a landscape entirely dominated by ice and rock.

2017 Loss
2500 words, Spring 2017 Issue.

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"Loss" chronicles an arduous 1,800 km canoe expedition from La Ronge, Saskatchewan, to Baker Lake, Nunavut. The article reflects on the physical and mental toll of "beating the hell" out of gear and bodies while navigating empty riverbeds and relentless portages, framing the journey as a profound lesson in endurance and the inevitable attrition of the wilderness.

2016 A Place for a Mission
2000 words, Summer 2016 Issue.

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"A Place for a Mission" details a 280 km hiking and packrafting loop through Northern British Columbia’s Spatsizi Plateau and Stikine River wilderness. The story highlights the "mission" of documenting this ecologically vital "Serengeti of the North" to emphasize its intrinsic value in the face of encroaching industrial development.

Mountain Life Media

2024 ML Live It Up Podcast - Round 2
Feature interview with adventurer Frank Wolf. Published December 2024.

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Frank Wolf returns to the Live It Up podcast for round two to discuss his latest expeditions and the philosophy of modern exploration.
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2024 Nothing Left to Lose
A Solo paddle from Prince Rupert to Bella Bella. Published August 2024.

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A narrative of a solo journey through the rugged BC coast, exploring the themes of solitude and the reality of the northern wilderness.
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2022 Symbiosis
Vancouver Island circumnavigation story. Published June 2022.

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A Kayak circumnavigation of Vancouver Island to find connection with the sea, the mountains, and each other. Words and photography by Frank Wolf.

2022 Frank Wolf Returns (Episode 55)
ML Podcast interview regarding ongoing Northern explorations.

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Frank discusses his return to the wild and provides updates on his recent documentary work and expeditions.
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2018 Ancient and Modern
Baffin Island—Sea to Frozen Sea. Winter 2018/19 (Page 54-64).

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A detailed feature on the grueling Baffin Island traverse, combining historic routes with modern endurance.

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2018 ML Live It Up Podcast - Episode 12
Introduction to Frank's career and the Lines on a Map project.

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The first major deep-dive podcast interview with Mountain Life, exploring the origins of Frank's career as a chronic adventurer.
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Canoeroots / Paddling Magazine

2015 The First Timer
800 words, Fall 2015.
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2013 The Third Person
1600 words, Spring 2013.
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2012 The Art of Trip
1300 words, Spring 2012.
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2009 Friend or Foe
800 words, March 2009.
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2008 Cover Feature: On the Line
1500 words, July 2008.
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2006 Highs and Lows in Haida Gwaii
2000 words, February 2006.
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2004 How to Canoe Across Canada in a Season
800 words, February 2004.

2003 A Canoe in the Family
1200 words, February 2003.
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Adventure Kayak Magazine / Rapid Magazine

ADVENTURE KAYAK MAGAZINE

2006 Highs and Lows in Haida Gwaii
2000 words, February 2006.

2002 Kayaking the Gold Rush Trail
3500 words, May 2002.

RAPID MAGAZINE

2002 Flesh Eaters in Paradise
1100 words, November 2002.

International Features / Editorial

ACTION ASIA MAGAZINE

2003 In the Land of Smoke and Fire
3500 words, August 2003.

2002 Paddling in the Land of a Million Elephants
1000 words, June 2002.

MODERN EDITORIAL

2023 Frank Wolf Discusses Hedonism
Gripped Outdoors Interview.

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2020 How to Plan an Expedition
MEC Expert Series.

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Outpost Magazine

2022 Excerpt | Lines On A Map
Unparalleled Adventures In Modern Exploration

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COAST & WESTJET

2010 Westjet: Tales of a Double Dipper (2012), Yellowknife by Canoe (2010).

2001 Coast: Down and Deep (2001), Bali, Bikes and Bintang (2001).

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Publication Bibliography

A comprehensive A-Z record of Frank's written work and features.

2003 Aug: 'In the Land of Smoke and Fire' (3500 words)
2003 Aug: 'Spiritual Channels' (3000 words)
2002 Jun: 'Paddling in the Land of a Million Elephants' (1000 words)

2006 Feb: 'Highs and Lows in Haida Gwaii' (2000 words)
2002 May: 'Kayaking the Gold Rush Trail' (3500 words)
2001 Nov: 'Bird Nests and Bang Bang' (3000 words)

2015 Fall: 'The First Timer' (800 words)
2013 Spring: 'The Third Person' (1600 words)
2012 Spring: 'The Art of Trip' (1300 words)
2009 Mar: 'Friend or Foe' (800 words)
2008 Jul: 'On the Line' (Cover Feature - 1500 words)
2004 Feb: 'How to Canoe Across Canada in a Season' (800 words)
2003 Feb: 'A Canoe in the Family' (1200 words)

2001 Oct: 'Down and Deep' (1400 words)
2001 Jan: 'Bali, Bikes, and Bintang' (1600 words)
2000 Oct: 'Dam it, What a Waste' (1400 words)

2019/20 Win: 'RIGHTING THE WRONG FOR RAE'
2018/19 Win: 'Apparel Peril'

2025 Sept: 'AT HECATE'S WHIM' (Feature)
2025 Mar: 'TRANSFORMATION' (Feature: Deh Cho Solo)
2024 Oct: 'Lone Wolf: Review and Interview'
2024 July: 'Through the Heart of the North: Yamozha Expedition'
2024 June: 'The Way of the Wolf: Kangiqluk Expedition'
2024 Mar: 'The Way of the Wolf: Kayaking Round the Gap'
2024 Feb: 'Getting to the Start Line'
2024 Jan: 'What’s Your Mission?'

2023 Dec: 'THROUGH THE LAND OF THE WHITE BEAR' (Feature)
2023 June: 'Kayaking Through the Place of Spirits'
2023 May: 'SONG OF THE NORTH' (Feature)
2023 Apr: 'Freediving with Seals'
2023 Mar: 'Resolute Roulette'
2022 Dec: 'THE WILD EDGE' (Feature)
2022 July: 'Setting out on the Goba Dawn Expedition'
2022 Mar: 'IN BALANCE' (Feature)
2022 Mar: 'Gearing up for the Pikialasorsuaq Expedition'
2022 Feb: 'The Elder'
2022 Jan: 'Where the Heart Is'

2021 Dec: 'Paris is Dead'
2021 Nov: 'Against the Grain'
2021 Aug: 'Outfitting the Sa-tu Expedition'
2021 June: 'Gearing up for a Kayak Lap Around Vancouver Island'
2021 May: 'Interview: Kevin Vallely Adventure Workshop'
2021 Apr: 'Interview: Horse Tamer Director Hamid Sardar'
2021 Mar: 'Interview: Nicolas Roux of Expedition Akor'
2021 Feb: 'Review & Interview: Hap Wilson’s Dance of the Deadmen'
2021 Jan: 'The Bushwhack Portage'

2020 Dec: 'If a Tree Falls in the Forest...'
2020 Nov: 'Interview: Director Ben Kraushaar'
2020 Oct: 'What to do when a Polar Bear tries to eat your canoe'
2020 Sept: 'The Right Wrong Turn'
2020 Aug: 'The Hand of Franklin: Northwest Passage'
2020 July: 'Wild Ones: Adventure Rockumentary'
2020 June: 'A Day’s Paddle on Lake of the Woods'
2020 May: 'On Art and Adventure: Interview with Shauna Liora'
2020 Apr: 'Interview: Actor and Adventurer Josh Blacker'
2020 Spring (Print Issue): THE WAY OF RAE (3000 words)
2020 Mar: 'Interview: Caroline Van Hemert'
2020 Feb: 'Interview: Living Legend Hap Wilson'
2020 Jan: 'What’s the Point of Adventure?'

2019 Dec: 'Interview: Michael Christie (Greenwood)'
2019 Nov: 'A Fine Finnish'
2019 Oct: 'Have Robe, Will Travel'
2019 Sept: 'Canoeing Saunaland'
2019 Aug: 'Local Free-Range Orca Harvested Seal Blubber'
2019 July: 'Earworms of My Life'
2019 June: 'Interview: Photographer Jody MacDonald'
2019 Spring (Print Issue): THE SINGULARITY (3000 words)
2019 Feb: 'Arctic Return: Retracing John Rae'
2019 Jan: 'Lifelong Adventuring: Ignoring Ageism'

2018 Dec: '8 Perfect Books to Read on Adventure'
2018 Nov: 'Lines on a Map hits shelves'
2018 Oct: 'The Chill Pill: Easy Adventures'
2018 Sept: 'Planning: Summer across the Barren Grounds'
2018 Aug: 'Interview: Adam Weymouth'
2018 May: 'Gearing up for an Arctic Spring Tour'
2018 Apr: 'Gathering of the Tribe'
2018 Mar: 'Interview: Author Kate Harris'
2018 Feb: 'Imaginary Adventures'
2018 Jan: 'A Cabin in the Woods'
2018 Spring (Print Issue): Keeping Time (2500 words)

2017 Dec: 'Trekking the PCT: Rozanne Pilbeam'
2017 Nov: 'Fitness on the Go'
2017 Oct: '6 Essentials for Gear Repair'
2017 Aug: 'Seizing Summer'
2017 July: 'Hard Times are the Best Times'
2017 June: '7 Key Pieces of Expedition Gear'
2017 May: 'The Canadian Snow Leopard'
2017 Apr: 'Utah’s Canyonlands National Park'
2017 Mar: '5 Mental Keys to Long-Distance Expeditions'
2017 Feb: 'Interview: The Indiana Jones of Birders'
2017 Jan: 'Solo to the South Pole'
2017 Fall (Print Issue): Long Live the Ice Kingdom (3000 words)
2017 Spring (Print Issue): Loss (2500 words)

2016 Nov: 'The Accidental Environmentalist'
2016 Oct: 'Have Guitar, Will Paddle'
2016 Sept: 'Welcome: A Line on a Map'
2016 Summer (Print Issue): A Place for a Mission (2000 words)
2015/16 Winter (Print Issue): In the Land of Hairy Beasts (2000 words)
2015 Spring (Print Issue): Ontario's Spirit of the Sasquatch (2500 words)
2014 Spring (Print Issue): The White Whale and the Leopard (600 words)
2000 Nov (Print Issue): A Paradise Less Paddled (2000 words)

2007: Regular Columnist: 'Misadventures of an Urban Cyclist'

2019 May: 'Canadian Adventurer Frank Wolf Talks About Hedonism'

2024: 'Round the Gap'
2023: 'Tongait Expedition'
2023: 'Laxmoon Expedition Photo Essay'
2022: 'The Goba Expedition'
2021: 'Sa-tu Expedition'
2020: 'Sine Tanize Canoe Expedition'
2020: 'Qwunus Expedition'
2020: 'The Bear and the Wolf Paddle North'

2018 March: 'How to plan an expedition'

2019 Dec: 'The Hard Line'

2018/19 Win: 'Ancient and Modern' (Page 54 to 64, 1500 words)

2006 Feb: 'The Longest Portage' (1000 words)
2006 Jul/Aug: Cover Photo & Feature: 'The Sandakan Death March'
2022 Jan: 'Excerpt | Lines On A Map: Unparalleled Adventures In Modern Exploration'

2007 Jan/Feb: 'Nordic Traverse' (2400 words)
2002 Nov: 'Winter Waters' (600 words)
2001 Mar/Apr: 'Pirates and Paddles Expedition Notes' (200 words)

2002 Nov: 'Flesh Eaters in Paradise' (1100 words, Page 22)
2002 Nov: Interview piece: “Jerome Truran” (1000 words)

2014 Sept: 'Leopard in the Night', 600 words

1999 Mar: 'A Quest Unfulfilled' (3500 words)

2001 Feb: 'Shipwrecked in Ujung Kulon' (5000 words)

2006 Jan 10: Cover Feature: 'Big Fun in Jumbo Pass' (800 words)
2005 Oct 18: Cover Feature: 'Swell Time in North Pacific' (800 words)
2004 Oct 21: Cover Feature: 'Crossing Asgaard by Canoe' (1100 words)
2002 Oct 03: “The Jungle is Open” (800 words)

2008 Oct: Cover Feature: 'Boreal Summer' (4500 words)

2012 Jul: Cover Feature: 'Tales of a Double Dipper' (1400 words)
2010 Jun: Cover Feature: 'Exploring Yellowknife by Canoe' (1400 words)

journalism

JOURNALISM & PHOTOGRAPHY

Stories from the Field

At Hecate's Whim

The Chronic Adventurer

Symbiosis

Paddling Magazine

Round The Gap

Expedition Planning

Explore Magazine

Explore Magazine

Mountain Life Media

Canoeroots / Paddling Magazine

Inspiring Paddlesports Participation

Adventure Kayak & Rapid Magazine

Smart, Informative and Action-packed

International & Others

Explore Magazine (2021 - Current)

Explore Magazine (2016 - 2020)

Mountain Life Media

Canoeroots / Paddling Magazine

Adventure Kayak Magazine / Rapid Magazine

ADVENTURE KAYAK MAGAZINE

RAPID MAGAZINE

International Features / Editorial

ACTION ASIA MAGAZINE

MODERN EDITORIAL

Outpost Magazine

COAST & WESTJET

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

The Media Archives

Canadian Geographic

Explore Magazine

Paddling Magazine

Mountain Life Media

Kokatat Blog

Visual Spread Archive

Publication Bibliography

CHRONICLING THE WILD

JOURNALISM & PHOTOGRAPHY

Stories from the Field

At Hecate's Whim

The Chronic Adventurer

Symbiosis

Paddling Magazine

Round The Gap

Expedition Planning

Explore Magazine

Explore Magazine

Mountain Life Media

Canoeroots / Paddling Magazine

Inspiring Paddlesports Participation

Adventure Kayak & Rapid Magazine

Smart, Informative and Action-packed

International & Others

Explore Magazine (2021 - Current)

Explore Magazine (2016 - 2020)

Mountain Life Media

Canoeroots / Paddling Magazine

Adventure Kayak Magazine / Rapid Magazine

ADVENTURE KAYAK MAGAZINE

RAPID MAGAZINE

International Features / Editorial

ACTION ASIA MAGAZINE

MODERN EDITORIAL

Outpost Magazine

COAST & WESTJET

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

The Media Archives

Canadian Geographic

Explore Magazine

Paddling Magazine

Mountain Life Media

Kokatat Blog

Visual Spread Archive

Publication Bibliography

Action Asia Magazine

Adventure Kayak Magazine

Canoeroots Magazine

Coast Magazine

Coast Mountain Culture

Explore Magazine (2024 - Current)

Explore Magazine (2022 - 2023)

Explore Magazine (2021)

Explore Magazine (2020)

Explore Magazine (2019)

Explore Magazine (2018)

Explore Magazine (2017)

Explore Magazine (2000 - 2016)

Get Out There Magazine

Gripped Outdoors

Kokatat Blog

MEC (Mountain Equipment Company)

Men's Journal

Mountain Life Magazine

Outpost Magazine

Paddler Magazine

Rapid Magazine

Reader's Digest

River Magazine

Sea Kayaker Magazine

Vancouver Province Newspaper

Wend Magazine

Westjet Magazine

CHRONICLING THE WILD