Dec 3, 2007 2:48 pm US/Central
Steger To Lead Youth Expedition In Canadian Arctic
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Will Steger will lead a team of six explorers ages 21 to 28 who will attempt to document retreating glaciers and other apparent signs of global warming. (File)
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Explorer Will Steger will lead an international team of young explorers on an expedition to the Canadian Arctic early next year in an effort to draw attention to signs of global warming, Steger announced Monday.
Steger's team of six explorers plan to use dogsleds to trek 1,400 miles across fjords, mountain ranges and ice shelves, leaving time-lapse cameras on northern Ellesmere Island to document retreating glaciers and other apparent signs of global warming. The explorers, ages 21 to 28, are from Norway, Great Britain, Canada and the United States and include Sam Branson, son of British mogul Richard Branson.
The 60-day expedition will take place in April and May, Steger's foundation said, and will be documented on a Web site that will be launched next month.
"My team is composed of some of the brightest young explorers in the world," Steger, who has trekked to the North Pole and Antarctica, said in a news release. "They continue to inspire my efforts to solve global warming and will serve as excellent role models for their generation."
Steger said he hopes the expedition will inspire and mobilize young people to work to combat global warming.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has said he may meet up with Steger's expedition to see firsthand what is happening in the Arctic region. The governor's spokesman said Monday that it wasn't yet clear whether the Republican would be able to join the expedition.
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