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I've been debating taking crampons.  Based on the information I've received from multiple sources, they're really not necessary.  No need to bring an additional 2 lbs. From a former Antarctic skier: We didn’t ...

Wisdom from an experienced polar explorer: "Take some jokes & funny videos with you. Laughter = Energy" ...

One thing I have done on previous expeditions is carry a lot of Ramen. Every day I would just eat the package of Ramen raw. Sometimes I would put the powder on top to give it a little bit of salt. Though, the ...

One of the things about making foot adjustments this early is I still have time to suffer through them and become stronger. I was noticing cracks in the pads of my feet and took to them with a file. This help ...

Charging the iPod nano with the solar cell seems to be a breeze. Plug it in with the little adapter and away I go. Now that's a question of how much spare material do I bring per-unit to make sure that if ...

Thank you very much to the Jackson Hole News and Guide, better known as the "weekly" to locals, for the article on my expedition!   If you click the thumbnail in this blog entry, you can read the article ...

Road tripped yesterday to Idaho Falls to do some gearing up. Jackson has some resources, but a town of 8,000 people just won't have everything to prepare an expedition. Anything can be ordered online with ...

I towed up Old Pass Road from Wilson to Teton Pass today. The road goes from 6,400' to 8,400'. It took me 4.5 hours to tow up and 2 hours to tow down. There was a bear and her cub sighted along the road area, ...

My new Antarctic training video is available.  In this episode, I show tire flipping through the neighborhood. http://youtu.be/ndomcET5wWE The point of this training is: Mentally training for going extremely ...

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One of the problems people run into when using their iPhone or iPod is copying the photos and videos off the device to their computer.  The common way to get things off the phone is to email it your yourself, ...

Are there no more Paris expedition sled bags available at Sportnett.no?  Oh no, that's not good - I hope it's just not on the website right now but they're available. Otherwise I'll be borrowing a sewing ...