By Esme Murphy December 2, 2018 Eric Dayton and Will Steger launched the “Keep the North Cold” campaign to benefit Steger’s nonprofit Climate Generation. Will Steger talks climate change as his group prepares for the International Climate Conference. See the full article online here
By Matt McKinney October 28, 2018 Many Minnesotans are rethinking their daily habits as evidence mounts on the imminent climate perils. A funny thing happened after Jessica Hellmann’s family put solar panels on the roof of their St. Paul home — she began to stare at her iPhone. A real-time app produced a colorful chart […]
By Will Steger October 28, 2018 In 1995, I set out to cross the Arctic Ocean to Canada’s Ellesmere Island from Russia. Everything that could’ve gone wrong on that expedition did. In the first 24 hours, the dogs and sled broke through the ice. Luckily, the dogs saved the day. We ended up battling days […]
Paul Douglas and Jordana Green Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Artic explorer Will Steger joins Paul on Weather Therapy to chat about climate change.
Wilderness explorer Will Steger has seen sea ice in the Arctic vanish. He’s trekked across Antarctic ice sheets that have now disintegrated into the ocean. Now he’s back from a two-month solo journey into the Barren Lands in northern Canada. He joined MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner to talk about what he observed and learned on […]
Season 2018 Episode 39 Will Steger spoke of the perils of solo trekking in the arctic. Think Grizzly bears. See the full episode online here
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 […]