Crossing Antarctica

Synopsis

in March 1990, Will Steger Completed What No Man Had Ever Before Attempted: The Crossing Of Antarctica, A Total Of 3,700 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–arctica Team Performed An Extraordinary Feat Of Endurance.

library Journal

the Story Of The First Transverse Of Antarctica By Dogsled And Ski, A 4000-mile, Seven-month (july 1989-march 1990) Journey By An Expedition Of Six Men From Six Different Countries, Is Told In Expanded Journal Form By Co-leader Steger. His Team Survived Whiteouts, Crevasses, 100f Windchill, Erratic Supplies, A Pregnant Sled Dog, A Monotonous Diet, A Hostile National Science Foundation, Frostbite And Runny Noses, And Were Rewarded By Magnificent Scenery And A Sense Of Personal And Scientific Accomplishment. This Above-average Polar Account Keeps The Reader Moving Along With The Hardy Six. Steger And Bowermaster Also Coauthored Saving The Earth ( Lj 4/15/90). For Public Libraries.-- J.f. Husband, Framingham State Coll., Mass.