{"id":988,"date":"2014-01-24T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/?page_id=988"},"modified":"2014-05-02T15:16:20","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T15:16:20","slug":"student-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/speaker\/conferences\/student-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Student FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>For questions about rates, length and other technical details, please see our <a title=\"FAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/speaker\/conferences\/a-world-tour\/#p985\">general FAQ<\/a>.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.1: Would Mr. Voyer agree to come to our school?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of course, as a speaker. Mr. Voyer offers a lecture adapted to all levels. You can <a title=\"Contact us\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> to obtain further information.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.2: What are the main messages conveyed to students during your lectures? <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Believing in and working toward your dreams.<\/li>\n<li>Dreaming is good, but not enough. You have to act.<\/li>\n<li>Committing to something, making a decision and carrying it out.<\/li>\n<li>Realizing how far you\u2019ve come, to better prepare for the future.<\/li>\n<li>At school just like in the mountains, giving up can be fatal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Q.3: Will he sign autographs for the students?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately not. This would take far too much time. On the other hand, an autographed poster will be offered to each institution. It is the same for the pictures. It will only be possible to take one group picture.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.4: What was your first expedition?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t really a true expedition but I remember that when I was a <a title=\"1953 \u2013 Rimouski\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/longroad\/1953-rimouski-2\/\">kid<\/a>, my friend Marcel and I spent one night under a tent\u2026. behind his house!!!<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.5: Did you get scared during your<a title=\"Explorer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/\"> expeditions<\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Yes, very often. In high mountain, for example, there is always a risk of avalanche, of stones falling, cracks, storms, frost bites, etc. Sometimes, I even fear that I won\u2019t be able to succeed, I\u2019m afraid of forgetting something, that my tent tears in the wind, that I will lose my way. That it why it\u2019s so important to be well prepared before leaving on an <a title=\"Explorer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/\">expedition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.6: What did you bring and leave on top of <a title=\"Everest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/everest-2\/\">Mount Everest<\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I brought a small plastic bottle that I filled with snow, my only memory of up there. No one leaves anything on top of <a title=\"Everest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/everest-2\/\">Everest<\/a>, it would become pollution and also out of respect for this sacred mountain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.7: Do you have a hero?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>My hero is Sir <a title=\"2002-2005 \u2013 New Zealand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/longroad\/2002-2005-new-zealand\/\">Edmund Hillary<\/a>, the very first person to reach the summit of Everest with his companion, Sherpa Tensing Norgay, in 1953.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.8: Between the<a title=\"North Geographic Pole\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/north-geographic-pole\/\"> North<\/a> and <a title=\"South Pole\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/south-pole\/\">South Pole<\/a>, which is the coldest?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"South Pole\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/south-pole\/\">South Pole<\/a>. The temperatures can reach -70\u00b0C as opposed to the <a title=\"North Geographic Pole\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/north-geographic-pole\/\">North Pole<\/a>, where they rarely exceed -50\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.9: Did you see any animals at the poles?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On the way towards the <a title=\"North Geographic Pole\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/north-geographic-pole\/\">North Pole<\/a>, I saw polar bear traces, Arctic foxes and you can sometimes see appear, in the cracks of the ice, the head of a seal. At the <a title=\"South Pole\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/explorer\/expeditions\/south-pole\/\">South Pole<\/a>, there is no form of animal life. On the other hand, on the outside of the Antarctic continent, you can see tens of millions of seals, penguins, whales, birds\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.10: Do you brush your teeth in expedition, how do you wash yourself?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Of course. Personal hygiene remains very important in expedition. It\u2019s a little more complicated and less comfortable however. We sometimes have to wash ourselves with snow.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.11: How do you potty in expedition?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Just like you, but a little quickly!!!<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.12: What do you eat in expedition?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For reasons of lightness and conservation, the majority of the meals are freeze-dried (dried with cold) or dehydrated (dried with heat). We just need to add hot water and let it sit a little and it\u2019s ready! In fact, it\u2019s almost the same food as astronauts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.13: What are your favourite foods?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruits: apple, orange<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables: onion<\/li>\n<li>Meat: veal<\/li>\n<li>Fish: cod<\/li>\n<li>Desserts: lemon meringue pie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Q.14: What were your favourite activities when you were <a title=\"1953 \u2013 Rimouski\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardvoyer.com\/en\/longroad\/1953-rimouski-2\/\">young<\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Summer camp, scouts, army cadets, athletics, skiing. And as a teenager, I devoted myself to outdoor activities: excursion, boating, kayaking, parachuting and deep-sea diving.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.15: Do you have brothers and sisters?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Yes. I have a sister, Sophie and two brothers, Pierre and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.16: Do you have any children?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I have one. My son\u2019s name is Yoann.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q.17: Did some of your friends die in expedition?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Not with me. 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