This is not your first adventure, right? I snowmobiled and dog-sledded in Quebec, and also photographed polar bears in Manitoba.
So why the North Pole? [African-American explorer] Matt Henson was a great inspiration. Historians believe Adm. [Robert] Peary’s trip to the North Pole [in 1909] would not have been successful without Henson.
How are you getting ready? I’ll be trying to pull weight—a plastic bag of sand—on a sled at the beach to simulate the conditions.
What are the risks? Frostbite? Worse. A polar bear could eat you.
Why would you do this, then? I am not rushing to meet the Grim Reaper. However, if I’m going to die, I want to go doing something I enjoy.
