The North Pole looms large in our collective psyche&mdash;the ultimate Otherland in a world mapped and traversed. It is the center of our planet&rsquo;s rotation, and its sub-zero temperatures and strange year of one sunset and one sunrise make it an eerie, utterly disorienting place that challenges human endurance and understanding. Erling Kagge and his friend B&oslash;rge Ousland became the first people &ldquo;to ever reach the pole without dogs, without depots and without motorized aids,&rdquo; skiing for 58 days from a drop off point on the ice edge of Canada&rsquo;s northernmost island. Erling, today&rsquo;s guest, describes his record-making journey, probing the physical challenges and psychological motivations for embarking on such an epic expedition, the history of the territory&rsquo;s exploration, its place in legend and art, and the thrilling adventures he experienced during the trek. Erling also observes the key role that this place holds in our current geopolitical conversations. He is the author of the book After&nbsp;the&nbsp;North.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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