Cross-country skiing

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A physicist and meteorologist discusses her two-month journey across Antarctica on cross country skis, making her the the first woman--and only the third person in history--to ski across the entire continent alone.

Emphasizing simplicity and practicality, Nat Brown guides skiers through all the techniques -- basic to advanced -- needed to produce fast skis. He covers the basic mechanics of skis and wax; all the factors that can affect a ski's speed and how to minimize or eliminate them; an…