The Explorer – Part 1

Faces of Dav S1E4

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Chris Davenport heads north of the Arctic Circle to the archipelago of Svalbard with Ingrid Backstrom, James Heim, Michelle Parker, and long-time friend and photographer Christian Pondella. It's otherworldly skiing, as they have perpetual daylight.

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