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Kevin, Denver — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:35:39 GMT

Hate to say it, but not much longer when you will be able to make this trip year round.

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Eric, Snohomish — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:58:03 GMT

Good Luck on your Voyage! Please let us know what a compass and magnet do at the pole! How exciting an adventure is this! I'm jealous...

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Wanda Simmons, Kenansville, North Carolina — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:09:31 GMT

I am so excited to hear more about your adventure. It is great that NBC is taking such an interest in our environment . I do not believe we can stress enough about how each of us needs to take care of our world. Thanks for all your great stories!!

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David Hall PHX, AZ — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:05:26 GMT

If that many people have traveled to the north pole why is nbc caring this travel article as NEWS??????
When will you do real journalism, find a real story, investage the facts, publish the news. example How many times has hillary waffled on a position this week. And why is it ok for a senator who wants to be president to waffle when the proposed Attorney General cannot just duck a question??????

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Doug Park, Sacramento, CA — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:16:47 GMT

In 1940 my father set sail (yes sail) from New York on the Morrissey with 15 other teenagers and Captain Bob Bartlett for a 4 month trip to the Artic Circle and beyond. The ship made it to 80 degrees North, the furthest a ship had gone since Perry's trip to the Pole many years earlier. The cost at the time, $1,000, is now equivalent to $35,000. The crew, including the passengers, had to work regular shifts, hunt their own food and deal with the potential of German U-boats. Now, that was an adventure!

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Anne Houghton MI — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:35:46 GMT

What does breaking up the ice to the North Pole do? It probably helps everything melt faster. I think we need to leave as much of the Polar region intact with ice and stop busting up the fields for tourism and only do so when necessary. I realize its good to draw awareness to polar ice melting but you need to be sure you're not part of the problem. Perhaps the hard earned way to get there is better. But I am not an ice field expert so would appreciate a comment.

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Bill Mesmer, Barnaget,N.J — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:21:43 GMT

Been there, done that.

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Abhi Buch, San Diefo, CA — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:44:59 GMT

Like the mass ascent of Mt. Everest, a"tourist" trip to the North Pole is sad to contemplate as such endeavours becomes more mundane. The long-sought-sfter North-West passage is no longer impossible, and may even become so commonplace as to endager those pristine waters. The interest in the polar arctic, however, through a network-sponsored voyage, may have the beneficial fallout of gretaer public awareness of the region's environmental fragility. Bon voyage, NBC!

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Jim Garrison — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:05:23 GMT

I am so jealous of you. It would be a life time dream to be able to visit the North Pole. Don't forget to say HI to Santa for me.

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greg neish — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:34:36 GMT

Sounds like an experience to remember for a lifetime! Has it been considered to offer a trip like this to a group of Boy Scouts? I have hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and seen so many wonders, I have been to many Eastern rim countries in my life but would do anything to have the opportunity for this journey.

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Shanda, Knoxville, Tennessee — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:05:29 GMT

Exciting! Wish I could go...

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Wayne, TN — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:30:10 GMT

"Hate to say it, but not much longer when you will be able to make this trip year round.
Kevin, Denver"

Theres already international debate on who'll control the newly available sealanes up there.
First time since the Medieval Warming Period that such Navigation will be feasible.
I do believe there was a time in more recent history that navigation was possible, but don't remember the details offhand, possibly a 19th century expedition.

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Clear Ly Ab Surd — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:10:39 GMT

You are standing on the north pole facing south, and you turn 90 degrees to the right. What direction are you now facing?

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Daniel Schlafer — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:57:13 GMT

Kerry Sanders is a very good reporter. I am convinced they will produce an excellent report. With all of the traveling television reporters do, I am reasonably convinced it will be a re-invigarated report ? Think about what I am saying ? If you cover hurricanes during hurricane season, tornadoes in the Midwest, or earthquakes on the West Coast...you lose some of the excitement because of familiarity and start comparing what you are covering to your prior experience. I believe we will see a first-hand report from a first-rate reporter.

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Hank Cole, Kingstree, SC — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:51:33 GMT

Eric,
Remember, magnetic north and true north are seperated by several degrees (15-17?). A compass needle would simply point to magnetic north from their true north position.

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Dwight Deatherage, Long Branch, NJ) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:51:36 GMT

Forget all the hazardous attempts to fly around the world, climb Mt Everest, or other things equally insane, this sounds like the real trip of a lifetime.

We sometimes hear about Anartica, but almost never is there any mention of the North Pole.

Have fun and give our regards to Santa

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J. Asseli — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:14:41 GMT

I don't understand why the us Coast Guard are not operating their 2 biggest icebreakers that were transferred to the National Science Foundation (Polar Star and Polar Sea) and now they charter Russian icebreaker to do the resupply in the Antarctic but they have billion for the Iraq war ?

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Catrina Tarr, Kohler, Wisconsin — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:35:06 GMT

I agree please do tell us what a compass and magnet do at the norht pole. That would be interesting. Hope to hear more great stories about this trip

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Bertis — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:29:47 GMT

It is indeed an exciting voyage. I hope you all will detail as much as pictures as possible in that a picture speaks a thousand words. This will enable Our children and folks not only to read, but also to visualize your picture story..

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Gwen N. Norfolk VA — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:34:12 GMT

Enjoy the splendor while you can ...

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Mike Czerkie, Columbus, Ohio — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:07:06 GMT

God help us save the earth! Please report on how much ice cap has been lost, carbon readings in the atmopshere, loss of habitat for the wild life, etc - help us understand what we need to do to reverse this. I'd love to see you tack on stories about wind and solar energy, energy available from the movement of the tides, utilization of hybrid and nitrogen vehicles, use of florescent light bulbs... Happy travels and GOOD LUCK!

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Marcus Vinividivici — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:09:18 GMT

Way cool, it is great that the REOPENING of the fabled Northwest Passage is being documented. When all the hype and hysteria of Man-Caused-Global-Warming dies down in the reality of scientific examination rather than propaganda, it will be fascinating to catalogue all the archaeological sites as will be discovered when the perma-frost retreats to pre-Little Ice Age norms.

Hah, the fauna is already undergoing adjust ment...who would have thought, Polar Bears can turn brown!

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Papa Joe, Kwangdong, China. — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:18:09 GMT

I am very excited about your visit to the North Pole. We need to bring to the politicians of the world that global warming is a very serious problem that now affecting countries around the world. Air pollution, heat polllution, and water polllution are the main causes of problems that now causing ice caps to melt and seawater to rise. It is timely that this visit will bring to the world to pay attention to its problems. May I suggest that the visit be detailed and catured and be broadcasted by every country to educate the politicians and people.

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Eric Putnam — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:40:26 GMT

How Exciting ? Lets see - you sit on your butt doing nothing all day while you wait to be delivered to a spot on a map, kinda like taking a bus ride on a frozen lake - a slackers adventure!

Not much to see or do yet it expends vast amounts of resources and adds pollution to a pristine environment!

Hurry-Hurry, lets all go stand on the pole while we still can and see the polar bears before they all die from our wasteful life styles !

For what ? to say "been - done" ? I thought we were worried about the wasteful use of resources - SHAME ON YOU ALL !

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Al, Dothan Alabama — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:59:57 GMT

Interesting. I can't wait to read more. Keep it coming!

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Prisca Campbell, Darien, CT — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:00:18 GMT

Yamal is capable of sailing to the North Pole at any time of the year. The lack of daylight and the subzero temperatures of the Arctic winter are two of the reasons, Quark only takes travelers to the North Pole between June and August.

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john florida — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:41:27 GMT

HOW BIG A CARBON FOOTPRINT DID THAT ICEBREAKER LEAVE SO A BUNCH OF YAHOOS COULD SAY "I WENT TO THE NORTH POLE" AND ALL YOU SEE IS "ICE" I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU BUT IT'S ICE.BUT YOU BETTER HURRY BEFORE "GLOBAL WARMING "MAKES IT ALL GO AWAY. AND THEN THE NORTH POLE WILL BE "LAND". AND YOU WONT NEED AN ICE BREAKER.LET'S PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT BY SMASHING THROUGH IT SO WE CAN SEE THAT WE ARE HURTING THE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT A CROCK. GLOBAL WARMING BUNK.