Erling Kagge and his buddy Børge Ousland went for a pretty epic ski traverse. They skied from Ellesmere Island to the North Pole in 1990. They dragged everything they’d need, no caches, no support, or dogs. The ski took 58 days. The temperature was -62 Fahrenheit when they started. Erling Kagge wrote a book about…
Book Review: After the North Pole, By Erling Kagge
On exploration and motivations as we stride into the cold.
Kagge’s “After The North Pole” captures a spirit of past exploration and reminds us that motivation is where our explorations should always begin.
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