Eric Larsen

Eric Larsen has spent his entire life in pursuit of wilderness. A dog musher, white water canoe guide, back country ranger, competitive cyclist and educator, he has adventured throughout northern Minnesota, the American West, Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. With training as both an educator and biologist, Larsen brings a unique blend of experience to the expedition. As curriculum and science coordinator for Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Larsen helped develop over 60 new educational programs. In 2006, the Larsen completed the first summer expedition to the North Pole pulling and paddling modified canoe/sleds over 600 miles shifting sea ice. He and Lonnie Dupre reached the Pole on July 1st and in the process reached 68 million people world-wide about global warming as a part of their One World Expedition.

In 2002, Larsen completed a 700-mile dog sled expedition in the Canadian Subarctic that focused on the culture and land of the Oji-Cree people of northern Ontario. While working as education director for NOMADS Adventure & Education, he helped develop a comprehensive web site and integrated K-12 curriculum to support the expedition. Larsen also participated in a 23-day bicycle crossing of the United States. He currently holds medical training as a wilderness first responder.

Larsen lives in Grand Marais, MN, where he trains and races sled dogs. In March 2004, Eric placed 12th in the 400-mile John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, one of the most grueling races in North America. In his spare time, he enjoys camping, bicycling, reading and creative writing. Visit Eric's website.

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