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In March 1990, Will Steger completed what no man had ever before attempted: the crossing of Antarctica--3700 miles--on foot. Lured by the challenge and the beauty of Earth's last great wilderness, and determined to focus the world's attention on the frozen continent now that its ecological future hangs in the balance, Steger and his International Trans-Antarctica Team had performed an extraordinary feat of endurance.
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"On March 7, 1986, the seven men and one woman of the Steger International Polar Expedition set out by dogsled to reach the North Pole. Their spectacular feat of daring, courage, and commitment was deemed by National Geographic to be a "landmark in polar exploration." The melting of the polar ice cap makes it unlikely that anyone will repeat their achievement. Will Steger, explorer and environmental educator, has led several record-setting dogsled...
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Minnesota Historical Society Press
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[2015]
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xv, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"What does it take to move forty dogs, three sleds, twenty tons of food and gear, and six men from all over the world across nearly four thousand of the coldest miles on earth? Cathy de Moll, the executive director of the 1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition, introduces the wild cast of characters who made it happen, on the ice and off: leaders Will Steger and Jean-Louis Etienne, who first met accidentally, on the way to the North Pole;...