Arctic Explorer Answers Polar Expedition Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Arctic explorer and adventurer Mark Wood joins WIRED to answer the internet's ice cold questions about polar expeditions. How does an average person travel to the arctic? Can they? What does it take to prepare for an arctic expedition? Where precisely is the North Pole? What kind of animals live there? What do you do if you’re face to face with a polar bear? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Polar Expedition Support. 0:00 Brrrrr 0:17 Repulsive but nutritious 0:41 Hello Mr. Polar Bear how we doin 2:21 The North Pole 3:44 The heroic age of Arctic exploration 4:41 Lard 5:55 Can you hear me now? 6:48 The difference between the North Pole and the South Pole 7:28 Survive 100 days in the Arctic 8:24 What kind of animals would live in Santa's North Pole? 9:04 Which polar explorer do you have the most admiration for? 9:55 What do negative degree temperatures feel like? 11:37 Medical care in remote and rural areas? 12:39 Arctic Exploration Careers, Click Here! 13:44 John Franklin and the Northwest Passage 14:36 How do you travel to the Arctic? 15:49 Third Man Factor 17:41 North Pole pets 18:13 Working in the Arctic 18:50 How to prepare for a trip to the Arctic 20:20 What do you fear about visiting the Arctic? 22:36 Arctic Exploration without modern warming devices 23:35 Dressing for the cold 24:58 How are igloos built? 25:49 Survival instincts: Zero 26:36 Melting, melting… 28:31 How to make fire in the snow 29:07 Most unexpected arctic experience Director: Anna O'Donohue Director of Photography: Chaimuki Editor: Alex Mechanik Expert: Mark Wood Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Jasmine Breinburg; Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Irys Steel Gaffer: Jake Newell Sound Mixer: Michael Panayiotis Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional