The seven - months Trans - Antarctica expedition in 1989 - 1990 of Mr. Will Steger by foot and dogsled with four others is documented in his book " Crossing Antarctica " ( Knopf , 208 pages , # 1 ) . Crossing by the longest possible route , it tells of the pride , resilience , determination and diverse skills and personalities of the men involved . A Chinese , Japanese , Frenchman and Brit ##t Steger , an American . Storms slowed them early and confined them to their tents for days on the Antarctic Peninsula and buried some food caches irretrievably under drifts of snow, gravely imperiling the expedition. The hardships they encountered were tremendous , but familiar polar fare . As polar literature , however , it does not have the technical fascination or tragic drama of the published accounts of Amundsen 's and Scott 's adventures . The photographs also are good , but not breathtaking .
The seven - months Trans - Antarctica expedition in 1989 - 1990 of Mr. Will Steger by foot and dogsled with four others is documented in his book " Crossing Antarctica " ( Knopf , 208 pages , # 1 ) . Crossing by the longest possible route , it tells of the pride , resilience , determination and diverse skills and personalities of the men involved . A Chinese , Japanese , Frenchman and Brit ##t Steger , an American . The hardships they encountered were tremendous , but familiar polar fare . As polar literature , however , it does not have the technical fascination or tragic drama of the published accounts of Amundsen 's and Scott 's adventures . The photographs also are good , but not breathtaking .