Top 30 under 30: Adventurers

They’re exploring the Arctic as if it was their backyard. 
Wait a minute—it is their backyard
Iqaluit, Nunavut 
// Age: 27 and 25
Will Steger had 40 years of high-latitude experience when a young brother-and-sister team from Iqaluit schooled him on the…

She went to summer camp, and never really 
came back. For People with type 1 diabetes, 
that’s a good thing
Calgary, Alberta/Toronto, Ontario // 
Age: 28
Jen Hanson doesn’t remember her life before diabetes—she was diagnosed at age three—and never let the…

Ottawa, Ontario // Age: 29
It takes chutzpah to call yourself “Canada’s foremost adventure guide” when you’re not yet 30 years old. But the raised eyebrows usually start coming down when people learn that Jean-François Carrey was river guiding in the…

How one man lets people view Toronto in new and unexpected ways
Toronto, Ontario // Age: 28
Who is this guy in the headlamp and hip waders disappearing into a manhole in the middle of Toronto? And what’s he up to? In…

Record-breaking caver: Chris Omura. Learn more about the youngest member of an experienced team that made a huge discovery.

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Kristina Leidums describes paddling the path of the explorers