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Celeste Pomerantz, a skier and renewable energy student, discusses her transition from mountain sports to Arctic sail-and-ski expeditions.8:42 She recounts her experience aboard the boat Sophie, skippered by Mats Grimseth, during a trip from Tromsø, Norway, to Svalbard.9:18 Pomerantz describes the physical challenges of offshore sailing, including seasickness and the disorientation of "land sickness" upon arriving in Longyearbyen.18:58 She reflects on the environmental contradictions inherent in carbon-intensive adventure sports, specifically the reliance on fossil fuels for travel and vessel operation in fragile Arctic ecosystems.32:59 The conversation also covers the psychological parallels between big-mountain skiing and offshore sailing, focusing on managing fear, imposter syndrome, and the necessity of persistence when facing technical failures or difficult terrain.7:41 Separately, host Andy Schell and crew member Mia Karlsson discuss ongoing maintenance on the boat Falcon in Annapolis, Maryland, including the physical difficulty of working in the lazarette and the logistics of managing a professional sailing fleet.0:15

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