78-Year-Old Legendary Explorer Will Steger Takes On An 800-Mile Arctic Circle Journey, Solo

We Need Heroes. Without A Doubt He Is One.

Holly Biggins
4 min readJun 5, 2023
Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash (Anonymous person in photo representing Will Steger for this article)

No dogs. No human companions. Just himself and his hard-earned years of experience trekking across cold, icy, environs. In conditions and terrain as extreme as they come on our planet. Minnesota native Will Steger is currently taking on a new challenge — to cover 800 miles of wilderness on foot. Specifically at this time of transition between seasons. To learn — from observing and experiencing. And then to share with others.

Will Steger is a formidable voice calling for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and the Earth. Best known for his legendary polar explorations, Steger has traveled tens of thousands of miles by kayak, canoe, ski, and dogsled, leading teams on some of the most significant polar expeditions in history. Due to a changing climate and the subsequent loss of ice, none of Steger’s expeditions could be replicated today. Many of his expedition firsts will also go down in history as the last. (Taken from website below.)

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Holly Biggins

Writing about current issues, places, people, mental health, wellness, neurodiversity, aging, relationships. Twin Cities metro area, Minnesota.