Faced with a short but impassible section of river, veteran Arctic traveler Will Steger, 81, aborted his 1,300km solo expedition in Canada's Northwest Territories almost within sight of his destination. Steger's original route. Rather than trend west by packraft along a river, he headed cross-country due north toward the village of Paulatuk. Steger began 69 days ago at Great Bear Lake, hauling sleds during the Arctic spring. Over the weeks, wi…
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