At The Mercy Of The Winds

Hempleman-Adams, David

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Bantam Press, 2003

0553813633 / 9780553813630

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, . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: David Hempleman-Adams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 On 28 May 2000, explorer David Hempleman-Adams took off from Spitzbergen in Norway on his record-breaking flight to the North Pole. His fragile wicker basket contained tanks of liquid oxygen to allow him to survive at high altitudes, an inflatable raft in case he crash-landed in the freezing Arctic Ocean, together with ten days of emergency rations. He knew that if he survived the week ahead, he would be the first man ever to have reached the North Pole by balloon. empleman-Adams had chosen to fly in a basket, rather than in the sophisticated enclosed capsule favoured by round-the-world balloonists today, in order to pay homage to three Swedes - Salomon Andree, Nils Strindberg and Knut Frankel - who in 1896 had also taken off for the Pole in their hot-air balloon. Only David knew the emotional significance of their expedition, which was characterized not only by extreme bravery and the determination to survive in extreme conditions but also by a tragic love affair that transcended both its period and its setting. For the Swedish explorers had been brought down by freezing fog three days into their polar attempt, and perished some time afterwards on the ice cap. Thirty-three years.…

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Titre
At The Mercy Of The Winds
Auteur
Hempleman-Adams, David
Éditeur
Bantam Press
Année de publication
2003
Type de livre
Secondhand, Paperback
Reliure
Secondhand, Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0553813633
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780553813630

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