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War & Wilderness

Listen now (11 min) | I talk to Deutsche Welle about my time as a war correspondent, my decision to move to the Canadian wilderness, and why I now split…

Apr 30 •

March 2023

I had never seen so many bears in one place. And they came in all shapes and sizes. Some tall and lanky, as if their frame had been built first and the…

Mar 21 •

Wild Bear Vets 2023

Announcing our new charity initiative to help injured Ukrainian soldiers

Mar 1 •

February 2023

Three Weeks in Ukraine

I have just returned from three weeks in eastern Ukraine, where I was writing for my newsletter Back to the Front (and The Spectator) and doing research…

Feb 10 •

January 2023

Back in Ukraine

A year after I last visited I am back in Ukraine. My plan is to head for Kyiv and points east for a week or so before researching possibilities for a…

Jan 18 •

Wild Bear Lodge 2023

I can’t pretend I wasn’t a little nervous. It was to be the first season I had run at Wild Bear Lodge since Covid first struck – and the first since…

Jan 1 •

July 2022

Packing for a Mountain Trip

The trail was getting steeper, the brush thicker, and I was carrying a voluminous backpack containing a two-man tent, winter-rated sleeping bag …

Jul 9, 2022 •

May 2022

Wilderness Calling

Spring in Europe is beautiful - but it's not a patch on having a wild grizzly bear on your front lawn

May 6, 2022 •

February 2022

An Old Grey Mare

“She’s a gentle horse,” the old Hungarian said to me as he stroked the neck of a placid-looking grey mare. “She pulls a bit – just don’t be too hard on…

Feb 21, 2022 •

October 2021

In the Guardian: How tracking grizzly bears is helping veterans find way back

On a recent crisp sunny morning, a small group of wildlife guides and British and Canadian military veterans, reached a ridge in the mountains of…

Oct 10, 2021 •

July 2021

Interview with Julius for Grizzcast

In this podcast Julius is interviewed by Nicholas Scapillati of the Grizzly Bear Foundation. He talks about the beginnings of Wild Bear Lodge (then…

Jul 13, 2021 •

Smoke in the Rockies

I thought I had it all figured out. I carefully checked the forecast winds in Kaslo – a little lakeside community an hour to the south of the lodge …

Jul 13, 2021 •

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