{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Questing Canada","home_page_url":"https://questingcanada.com","description":"Questing Canada","author":{"name":"Questing Canada"},"items":[{"id":"https://questingcanada.com/f/alexander-mackenzie-pushed-the-limits-of-canadian-exploration","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3fef7bbd-8635-43bf-81cf-96c59d5c0a71/Alex_MacKenzie_from_Canada_by_land.jpg\"/><p>Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish fur trader and explorer who worked for the North West Company in what is now Canada. His expeditions were remarkable feats of endurance because he traveled through vast, unfamiliar wild...</p>","url":"https://questingcanada.com/f/alexander-mackenzie-pushed-the-limits-of-canadian-exploration","title":"Alexander Mackenzie Pushed the Limits of Canadian Exploration","summary":"Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish fur trader and explorer who worked for the North West Company in what is now Canada. His expeditions were remarkable feats of endurance because he traveled through vast, unfamiliar wild...","date_modified":"2026-08-19T23:46:48Z"},{"id":"https://questingcanada.com/f/the-first-ski-descent-of-mount-robson%E2%80%99s-north-face","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3fef7bbd-8635-43bf-81cf-96c59d5c0a71/Robson%20Ski.jpeg\"/><p>The first ski descent of the north face of Mount Robson (Yuh-hai-has-kun) was made by Ptor Spricenieks and Troy Jungen in 1995. In 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America, Spricenieks wrote:</p>","url":"https://questingcanada.com/f/the-first-ski-descent-of-mount-robson%E2%80%99s-north-face","title":"The First Ski Descent of Mount Robson’s North Face","summary":"The first ski descent of the north face of Mount Robson (Yuh-hai-has-kun) was made by Ptor Spricenieks and Troy Jungen in 1995. In 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America, Spricenieks wrote:","date_modified":"2026-08-18T08:50:04Z"},{"id":"https://questingcanada.com/f/the-first-european-to-see-churchill-falls-was-in-1839","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3fef7bbd-8635-43bf-81cf-96c59d5c0a71/Screenshot%202026-08-17%207.16.06%20PM.png\"/><p>Long before Churchill Falls became synonymous with hydroelectric power, transmission lines and one of Canada's most consequential resource agreements, it was a place known to the Innu as Patshishetshuanau - “the place wh...</p>","url":"https://questingcanada.com/f/the-first-european-to-see-churchill-falls-was-in-1839","title":"The First European to See Churchill Falls Was in 1839","summary":"Long before Churchill Falls became synonymous with hydroelectric power, transmission lines and one of Canada's most consequential resource agreements, it was a place known to the Innu as Patshishetshuanau - “the place wh...","date_modified":"2026-08-18T01:21:17Z"},{"id":"https://questingcanada.com/f/15-polar-bears-a-day-1787-journal-of-explorer-david-thompson","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3fef7bbd-8635-43bf-81cf-96c59d5c0a71/DavidTHompsonArt.jpg\"/><p>David Thompson was a British-born surveyor, cartographer, fur trader, and explorer who became one of the most important figures in the exploration and mapping of western North America. Born in London in 1770, he entered ...</p>","url":"https://questingcanada.com/f/15-polar-bears-a-day-1787-journal-of-explorer-david-thompson","title":"15 Polar Bears a Day: Journals by Explorer David Thompson","summary":"David Thompson was a British-born surveyor, cartographer, fur trader, and explorer who became one of the most important figures in the exploration and mapping of western North America. Born in London in 1770, he entered ...","date_modified":"2026-08-16T14:57:23Z"},{"id":"https://questingcanada.com/f/tom-longboat-is-a-canadian-running-legend","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3fef7bbd-8635-43bf-81cf-96c59d5c0a71/Screenshot%202026-08-14%2010.29.09%20PM.png\"/><p>Tom Longboat, an Onondaga athlete from Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, emerged as a remarkable long-distance runner in the early 1900s. Inspired by fellow Six Nations runner Bill Davis, Longboat began competin...</p>","url":"https://questingcanada.com/f/tom-longboat-is-a-canadian-running-legend","title":"Tom Longboat is a Canadian Running Legend","summary":"Tom Longboat, an Onondaga athlete from Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, emerged as a remarkable long-distance runner in the early 1900s. Inspired by fellow Six Nations runner Bill Davis, Longboat began competin...","date_modified":"2026-08-15T04:31:26Z"},{"id":"https://questingcanada.com/f/skiers-ski-entire-west-coast-of-canada-over-55-months","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/3fef7bbd-8635-43bf-81cf-96c59d5c0a71/Guy.webp\"/><p>From Feb. 2 to July 17, 2001, Guy Edwards and his team completed the first full ski traverse of the Coast Range Mountains, spanning 2,015 km from Vancouver, B.C., to Skagway, Alaska, primarily on skis. The Coast Range, a...</p>","url":"https://questingcanada.com/f/skiers-ski-entire-west-coast-of-canada-over-55-months","title":"Skiers Ski Entire West Coast of Canada Over 5.5 Months","summary":"From Feb. 2 to July 17, 2001, Guy Edwards and his team completed the first full ski traverse of the Coast Range Mountains, spanning 2,015 km from Vancouver, B.C., to Skagway, Alaska, primarily on skis. The Coast Range, a...","date_modified":"2026-08-14T23:10:03Z"}]}