How does a man save his own life? In 1908 Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, the famous medical missionary, was travelling by dog team to treat a patient. In his haste, Grenfell took a short-cut across the sea ice. A change of wind and ice conditions left the doctor and his sled dogs stranded on an ice pan, their komatik and provisions lost. Grenfell came close to perishing. 

Adrift on an Ice Pan, recorded and produced by Chris Brookes, is Grenfell’s own account of this near-fatal misadventure. If you like outdoor adventure stories, especially Arctic ones, you’ll enjoy the blow-by-blow of Grenfell’s tale.