Riding the Ice Wind (eBook)

By Kite and Sledge across Antarctica

Alastair Vere Nicoll (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010
272 Seiten
I.B.Tauris (Verlag)
978-0-85773-053-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Adrift in a life without risk or surprise and with a burning desire to make some sense of his place in the world, Alastair Vere Nicoll dived into the unknown. Leaving the security of friends, work and a wife, he joined a team of young men to harness the katabatic winds and haul and kite-surf across Antarctica: the coldest, windiest, most violent continent on earth. For Alastair, Antarctica was a land of legend and mystery, the ultimate test of strength, endurance and bravery; a place where he might feed his restlessness and find meaning in the emptiness. Not since Shackleton had nearly perished attempting the same thing in his Endurance expedition had such a crossing been attempted. This is the story of the first West to East traverse of the continent of Antarctica and of a race against time as Alastair fought to get home for the birth of his first child. Told with honesty and wisdom and adorned with some bewitching descriptions of Antarctica, "e;Riding the Ice Wind"e; is a compelling and subtly important book for our times.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.6.2010
• Vorwort: Bear Grylls
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• ISBN-10: 0-85773-053-3 / 0857730533
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85773-053-4 / 9780857730534