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1 READ the information on the website about Berge Ousland. Then read the conversation
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between two friends below. Why do they enjoy videos about Ousland?

Berge Ousland, NoRWEGIAN EXPLORER

Berge Ousland’s solo crossing of the North Pole
was a great challenge. Pulling a heavy sledge of food
and fuel, he covered 1240 miles (1996 kilometers)
by walking, skiing, and even swimming. Alone in
the icy Arctic for 82 days, Ousland faced many
problems—a broken sledge, thin ice, bad snowstorms,
polar bears—but he never gave up.

Birthplace: Oslo, Norway Other Passions: Fishing, sailing, and everything
that relates to nature
First Occupation: Deep-sea diver
Favorite Use of Free Time: Being with friends
First Expedition: Ski trip across Greenland
and family

Favorite Expedition: First solo trip to the North
Concerns: Global warming and the loss of
Pole
Arctic ice

Jeff: Hey, what are you doing?

Flavio: Just watching this guy Berge Ousland. There are some great videos of him online.
You've seen some of them, haven’t you?

Jeff: Yeah. The guy is unbelievable! Did you see the one where he’s swimming in the
Arctic Ocean?
Flavio: No, I missed that one. It didn’t show this sledge, did it?

Jeff: I think there was a quick shot of it. He was pulling 365 pounds of stuff
everywhere ... with all that snow blowing around. He’s really incredible, isn’t he?
Flavio: Uh-huh. And the sledge broke at one point, too.
Jeff: Youre kidding! What did he do?

Flavio: Well, he tried to repair it, but he couldn't, so he called for a new one. And he kept going.
Jeff: He’s not afraid of anything, is he?

Flavio: No, definitely not. Do you remember that scene with the polar bears?
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Jeff: Yeah, that was great, wasn’t it? That mother with her cubs looked so ang

> Winter solstice during an Arctic expedition
a few miles from the North Pole

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