Ultimate Arctic Crossing - part 2

Alain Hubert on the subject of his preparation: "We have to learn to use our bodies better. Especially when we have to pull, for months at a time, a load of nearly 200 kilograms behind us. The body's muscles, for example: we know, this is a weakness of our time. And it's the same for me. I am 48 years old, and my back is not necessarily in the best of condition. I've run the machine pretty well in the course of my existence..."

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