To the End of the Earth: The Race to Solve Polar Exploration's Greatest Mystery - Couverture rigide

Avery, Tom

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848870434 ISBN 13 : 9781848870437

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2009

Synopsis

Nearly 100 years after Robert Peary controversially told the world that he had reached the North Pole for the very first time, and in just thirty-seven days, explorer Tom Avery set out to show that he had been telling the truth. Navigating treacherous pressure ridges, deadly channels of open water, bitterly cold temperatures, and travelling just as Peary did with dog teams and replica wooden sledges, Avery and his team were to cover the 413 nautical miles to the North Pole in just 36 days and 22 hours, setting a new world record and reaching the pole some four hours faster than Peary. Weaving Arctic expedition history with thrilling extreme adventure, To the End of the Earth is Avery's story of how he and his team risked their lives to solve polar exploration's greatest mystery.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

As one of only forty-one people in history to have reached both the North and South Poles on foot and a veteran of over a dozen mountain and polar expeditions, Tom Avery is one of the brightest stars of a new generation of explorers. Tom holds several exploration world records and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for leading 'the fastest surface journey to the North Pole.' He lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848870434
• ISBN 13: 9781848870437
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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