By Cathy Wurzer March 19, 2018 Explorer Will Steger has been pretty busy lately planning his next adventure, which starts later this week. Steger, from Ely, Minn., became famous leading dogsled expeditions to the North Pole and across Greenland and Antarctica. On those journeys he led a team of explorers, but on this one, Steger […]
By Sam Cook March 18, 2018 When Will Steger goes on spring break, he knows how to avoid crowds. He heads in a familiar direction — North. Ely’s Steger, who has led successful dogsled expeditions to the North Pole and across Antarctica, will leave northern Saskatchewan on Wednesday for a 1,000-mile solo trek across Canada’s […]
By Scott Stowell March 1, 2018 Will Steger’s strategy for success begins with organizing his Canadian Arctic expedition in meticulous detail, especially regarding equipment weight. His handwritten checklist (shown) is from two of his journal entries for his upcoming solo. The list offers a glimpse of just the gear he’ll take. Items range in size […]
By Scott Stowell March 1, 2018 Barren Lands will be demanding and in transition when he gets there in March. ELY, Minn. – The physical realities of any extreme expedition are grueling for anyone of any age. For more than 50 years, renown polar explorer Will Steger of Minnesota successfully led teams on multiple expeditions […]
By Laci Gagliano Feb 2, 2018 Minnesota author, explorer and educator talks about his extreme journeys and his life’s work Calling a temperature of 54 degrees below zero “ideal” might make a room full of people chuckle, but for a professional polar explorer like Will Steger, that level of appreciation is all about survival. “You really […]
By Brian Kaufenberg January 8, 2018 As a teenager, Eric Dayton sat in awe as famed polar explorer Will Steger rolled out a map of Antarctica to show him the route of an epic transcontinental expedition. The moment fueled Dayton’s love of the outdoors and exploration, gained during summers paddling through the Boundary Waters as a camper at Camp […]
Inherent challenges chronicling expeditions of Minnesota explorer By Scott Stowell Jerry Stenger met Minnesota polar explorer Will Steger at a somewhat inopportune time. Steger was loading his cargo plane at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in 1989 for what became his historic International Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Back then, Stenger was supervisor of the University of St. Thomas […]
By Angela Davis July 13, 2017 5:30 PM MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The debate over climate change hit a high this week when a massive iceberg broke off Antarctica. While some experts believe this was a naturally-occurring event, others say it provides strong evidence that global warming is real. Among them is polar explorer and Minnesota […]
Steger issued the following statement in response to news of the Delaware-sized iceberg that has broken off Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf MINNEAPOLIS – July 12, 2017 – Will Steger, polar explorer and founder of the Minneapolis-based nonprofit Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, issued the following statement in reaction to news about the massive […]
June 9, 2017 Will Steger is known for his polar expeditions. He shared the changes he’s seen in the ice he once traversed with MPR News’ chief meteorologist Paul Huttner. Listen to Climate Cast podcasts here