POLAR TRAVEL AND WINTER TRAMPING
Now, I was either in a relaxed, receptive frame of mind, or ‘What polar travel can teach us about winter tramping’ (June 2023) was a fantastic article. I suspect the latter.
The article’s structure – sectioned into staying warm, food and nutrition, sleeping and safety – is refreshingly simple. But within that format, two things struck me.
One was the repetition of the advice from three explorers. We aren’t talking about esoteric opinions here, and the consistent advice is not rocket science.
