North to the Pole
The book North to the Pole written by Will Steger and Paul Schurke was published in 1986. It is a first-person account of an expedition to the North Pole and illustrates how seven men and one woman set out by dog-sled to accomplish the goal of completing the first “unsupported” expedition to the North Pole. “Unsupported” in that case means without resupply and only with the help of traditional navigation systems. The expedition is successfully completed within 56 days, and the crew is much praised and celebrated for it, especially by the media.

After three years of planning, preparing and training the expedition starts on March 1, 1986. The crew around Steger and Co. charter a plane from Frobisher Bay on Baffin Island in Canada’s eastern Arctic to leave to Ellesmere Island, from where they are starting their expedition to the North Pole. On board the plane are the crew, the sled dogs, equipment and supplies. Their take-off and departure to Ellesmere Island is accompanied by a media team. The expedition is financed through fundraising and donations.
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