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Subject 1: (Interview). Subtitle: Will Steger, Peter Breslow. Timecode In: 00:18:47. Timecode out: 01:12:03. Notes: Polar expedition discussion. Subject 2: (Interview). Subtitle: Will Steger, Peter Breslow. Timecode In: 01:19:26. Timecode out: 01:34:05. Notes: Polar expedition discussion. NPR/NGS RADIO EXPEDITIONS log of interview with Will Steger DAT 5 ELY, MN resuming pulling the sled -at top of 3rd pass in DOUBLE OMNI 00:48-2:41 ambi -waiting for WS to come back over the hill G 3:15-4:08 ambi can hear WS come over the hill pulling the sled -passes from one side to another G 4:25-10:21 Flawn in the canoe G 12:06 -ambi twin lavs on WS as he pulls canoe (Flawn's note on DAT case -only left is usable) -good -WS walking and breathing hard as he walks through wet snow -@ 15:00 recording no longer good -something wrong with the lavs? through 18:24 18:45 back at the cabin -mixing up a drink -protein supplement -WS talks about the drink -and things that make it possible for him to do the trip his gear and his high protein diet ....ambi ¬in bg while he talks about the drink of WS mixing the drink, pouring water intot he substance .... 500 calories in the drink 21:41 -WS talks about the diet on his trip -high carbs ... 55% carbs, info on carbs vs. fat diet 23:41 -WS -hopes to ingest 5 or 6 thousands -2.4 ounces of food a day... 24:40 -WS talking about the sponsors of the trip ¬NGS and Shakley....overall budget for trip is about 450,000, 2/3 is education and telecommunications ... logistics are much more simple than past trips -no dogs ... OK 27:45 -looking through NG magazine -WS describing the struggles going over ridges and open water while PB looks at photos -with a canoe sled water won't be the same obstacle/barrier -it will be an asset 30:19 PB -odds that you will fall into water? WS -there are odds ....probably fall through a couple of times 30:16 WS -reading journal from '86 NG -you have all of these obstacles but thesses are very real -just like life -esp. when you are thinking too many steps ahead -you learn to live withe moment -it saves a lot of energy -WS reads more ... G 33:57 -WS -i think about those who died and loneliness in polar regions ... i need to be among sparkling red hearts 34:21 ¬ WS reads this again -GOOD -about human heart .... 34:56 -PB -his thoughts on the tragedy on mt.everest -has thought every crossed his mind of perishing out there by himself WS -can't take the same type of risks -but i think a few times as i am hauling the wood that i want to be around next yr to enjoy the heat from this wood and i want to be really cautious this summer 36:06 -i am always cautious, but i need to be super cautious -and as i get older i enjoy life so much and i just want to keep enjoying it as long as i can. i don't want to waist it on an expedition...something about the polar region -it is not a place you want to die, in that type of isolation, there is no type of human heart around it is just -it's harsh .... PB -will yo utake the same route you took on this trip? WS -actually i will take the same route in reverse ¬ WS goes to get map **VG 37:32 -rolls out map -looking at map of the arctic ocean WS -10,000 feet deep, like a cereal bowl, ice on surface is thin.... it moves mainly with the prevailing winds ... transpolar drift -(talking about current and how he will be pulled) want to head down the 70th meridian ...the drift will work against me -i will loose ground with it...basically 500 miles from north pole to elsemere island...ward hunt island -plane with wheels will come and pick me up ...will find my location with gps but the day...... i will navigate through what is called the global positioning system.... *** 41:59 PB -so how are you going to navigate * G WS -through the global positioning system..... (explanation) ...navigation of what direction i use the sun, if ... (Notes truncated)
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