We had a chance to hear Pam Flower's presentation on her solo trek across the arctic with 8 dogs. Very interesting and great slides. The group had good questions... in answer to what would she do differently, only thing was take more lines as they frayed.
She met many challenges, worst of which was early melt on the ocean ice, requiring her to stay put in a village for 5 months.
Her books are: Alone Across the Arctic and a childrens book about her dog, Anna. She is a very honest and interesting speaker. I also bought her video of her trip with 3 dogs to the Magnetic North Pole. It is very interesting and shows a clip of a polar bear visiting her camp site.
She said the Inuit's say: Leave a bear alone and it will leave you alone, which is exactly what she did. Very interesting.
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