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Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole
An inspirational account of eight women on one very unique expedition Felicity Aston challenged women in many countries, asking if they could ski to the South Pole, as she set out to create the most international all-female expedition ever to the Pole. The team would not be experienced explorers but "ordinary" women who want to inspire others to follow their dreams. She received more than 800 applications and led a team from places as diverse as Jamaica, India, Singapore, and Cyprus—some of whom had never even seen snow or spent the night in a tent before joining the expedition—on one of the toughest journeys on the planet. Eighty-mile-an-hour winds ripped through base camp, frostbite and injuries were an everyday occurrence, and deadly crevasses cracked beneath their feet. This is their story of newfound strength, persistence, and friendships.
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First published February 3, 2011
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Felicity Aston
10 books18 followersFelicity Aston, is the first and only woman in the world to ski across Antarctica alone. She completed the 1084-mile, 59-day journey in January 2012 and wrote a book about her experiences; 'Alone in Antarctica' published by Summersdale.
In 2009 Felicity led the 38-day, 600-mile Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition, the largest and most international women’s team ever to ski to the South Pole. The team included women from Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Singapore and New Zealand. Felicity was responsible for selecting, training and leading this diverse, multicultural team of ‘ordinary’ women for one of the most arduous journeys on Earth. Her book about the expedition, ‘Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole’ was published in March 2011 and was a finalist in the Banff Mountain Book Competition that year.
Previously, Felicity has led several other notable expeditions including the first British women’s crossing of Greenland, a 450-mile winter crossing of Lake Baikal in Siberia and an adventurous expedition in Iceland for young people with a brain injury. She was also part of the first, ever, all-female team to complete the Polar Challenge, a 350-mile endurance race to the magnetic north pole and has completed the notorious Marathon Des Sables, a 150-mile foot race across the Sahara.
Trained as a Physicist and Meteorologist, Felicity’s first polar experience was as a scientist with the British Antarctic Survey. Based for three years on a remote research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, her job was to monitor climate and ozone.
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In 2009 Felicity led the 38-day, 600-mile Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition, the largest and most international women’s team ever to ski to the South Pole. The team included women from Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Singapore and New Zealand. Felicity was responsible for selecting, training and leading this diverse, multicultural team of ‘ordinary’ women for one of the most arduous journeys on Earth. Her book about the expedition, ‘Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole’ was published in March 2011 and was a finalist in the Banff Mountain Book Competition that year.
Previously, Felicity has led several other notable expeditions including the first British women’s crossing of Greenland, a 450-mile winter crossing of Lake Baikal in Siberia and an adventurous expedition in Iceland for young people with a brain injury. She was also part of the first, ever, all-female team to complete the Polar Challenge, a 350-mile endurance race to the magnetic north pole and has completed the notorious Marathon Des Sables, a 150-mile foot race across the Sahara.
Trained as a Physicist and Meteorologist, Felicity’s first polar experience was as a scientist with the British Antarctic Survey. Based for three years on a remote research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, her job was to monitor climate and ozone.
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December 13, 2023
A friend sent me this exciting account of an all-woman expedition to the South Pole. The author conceived and led the expedition, recruiting women from various countries in the Commonwealth. The idea was to offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for women with no prior polar experience. Several expedition members were from equatorial climates and had not even touched snow before. Aston recounts the against-all-odds story of how she gathered funding, selected women for the expedition, trained them in Norway, then led them to the South Pole.
As the reader knows the expedition was successful from the outset, the writing style deliberately injects as much tension and stress into the narrative as possible. This certainly makes for a compelling and exciting read, although I wouldn't recommend it if you're trying to relax. There are plenty of difficult moments, as several expedition members had to drop out for health reasons. Antarctica is extremely hostile to human life. I do enjoy reading about these kinds of polar adventures from the comfort of my own sofa, though. Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole is a straightforward and exciting adventure narrative with the heart-warming message that ordinary women can survive dangerous polar conditions.
As the reader knows the expedition was successful from the outset, the writing style deliberately injects as much tension and stress into the narrative as possible. This certainly makes for a compelling and exciting read, although I wouldn't recommend it if you're trying to relax. There are plenty of difficult moments, as several expedition members had to drop out for health reasons. Antarctica is extremely hostile to human life. I do enjoy reading about these kinds of polar adventures from the comfort of my own sofa, though. Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole is a straightforward and exciting adventure narrative with the heart-warming message that ordinary women can survive dangerous polar conditions.
April 19, 2024
Loved the story. So inspiring. I had no idea of the achievement of these women, I’m glad I found this book.
January 23, 2015
Best book I've read this year so far (out of 4!) This is a really inspirational travel tale and I'm going to add it to my recommended travel reads. To create a challenge like this from nothing and involve other women from across the world is a huge achievement. The author didn't always come across as likeable but she does come across as honest and I enjoyed this book a lot.
July 18, 2023
Inspirational women doing inspirational things 👏
November 1, 2013
This book came into my life at just the right time. I’ve been experiencing all of these horrible feelings of worthlessness and failure and needed something that was going to make me sit up, wipe my eyes and get back on track with my life and goal to become a freelance writer and move to Norway. I wasn’t aware it was going to have the effect that it did on me. I just scooped it up, as I do with any book associated with the polar regions.
Sometimes, books which recount travels in the polar regions can be a bit, well, lacklustre. The author might be an incredible adventurer but writing just isn’t their forte. Felicity Aston is not one of these people. Her writing bloody leaps and soars off the page.
When I discovered her age a little while into the book, I nearly choked on my tea. For she was 31 years of age when she led an all-female expedition to the South Pole. Yes, you read that right – 31. I’ve been thinking about her achievement ever since I finished this book a week ago, and it’s helped me lift myself up when I’ve felt my mood sinking.
Call of the White is a book about one woman’s mission to create the most international all-female expedition ever to the pole. But, the team would not be experienced explorers. Instead, they would be ‘ordinary’ women who had a desire to inspire other women to follow their dreams.
The book starts with a prologue titled ‘Swept Underwater’ in which Kendal and her expedition members experience an Antarctic storm in which their tents were damaged to the point where Aston thought there would be no expedition at all. A decent portion of the book is dedicated to Aston’s gargantuan efforts to find her women and raise enough cash so that the expedition could go ahead. I felt immense pity which swelled up to elation and dropped back to pity again. The most fascinating part of this section of the book was when she was doing a mad tour across the world, scooting to New Zealand, Singapore, Cyprus, India, Brunei and Jamaica and meeting woman after women who wanted a shot at the South Pole. I was hooked and lapped up the pages, intrigued and eager to get an insight into why these women had decided to put themselves forward to spend an extended period of time in one of the most inhospitable places on earth. It was fascinating to read Aston’s personal insight into these women and the way in which she managed to quickly dissect a person’s character and their habits made for excellent reading.
Some of the women dropped out of the expedition for multiple reasons and one was asked to leave by Aston due to tension between herself and the member. As I read about some of the team members not doing absolutely everything in their power to be a part of the team, I felt waves of anger rush through me. They had THE opportunity of a lifetime and they screwed it up. I appreciate fear might have been involved in some cases, but there were some instances where I wish I could have slapped one of the women around the face and screamed WAKE THE HELL UP!
Eventually, Aston had her team. Made up of a civil servant from Brunei, and IT worker from Cyprus, a journalist from Ghana, a trekking guide from India, a political adviser from Jamaica, a military doctor from New Zealand, a mother from Singapore, and an outdoor activity instructor from England.
But the team was to undergo a disaster during their training before the start of the expedition. Kim, the political advisor from Jamaica would have her fingers damaged by frostbite and was unable to continue.
It made for fascinating reading, as the women moved towards the pole. I’ve primarily read about men, but with women it’s another kettle of fish. At one point one of the team members complains about not having lost weight off her face. Shit happened, of course it did. Equipment was damaged. Arguments were had. Food rations were left behind. But these women made it. Some of whom had never skied before, and under the watchful eye of one of the most inspirational young women I’ve ever had the pleasure to read about.
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole was a truly enthralling read. I feel more confident about my future plans to reach the poles myself now.
Details::
Publisher: Sommersdale Publishers Ltd
Date of Publication: 2011
Sometimes, books which recount travels in the polar regions can be a bit, well, lacklustre. The author might be an incredible adventurer but writing just isn’t their forte. Felicity Aston is not one of these people. Her writing bloody leaps and soars off the page.
When I discovered her age a little while into the book, I nearly choked on my tea. For she was 31 years of age when she led an all-female expedition to the South Pole. Yes, you read that right – 31. I’ve been thinking about her achievement ever since I finished this book a week ago, and it’s helped me lift myself up when I’ve felt my mood sinking.
Call of the White is a book about one woman’s mission to create the most international all-female expedition ever to the pole. But, the team would not be experienced explorers. Instead, they would be ‘ordinary’ women who had a desire to inspire other women to follow their dreams.
The book starts with a prologue titled ‘Swept Underwater’ in which Kendal and her expedition members experience an Antarctic storm in which their tents were damaged to the point where Aston thought there would be no expedition at all. A decent portion of the book is dedicated to Aston’s gargantuan efforts to find her women and raise enough cash so that the expedition could go ahead. I felt immense pity which swelled up to elation and dropped back to pity again. The most fascinating part of this section of the book was when she was doing a mad tour across the world, scooting to New Zealand, Singapore, Cyprus, India, Brunei and Jamaica and meeting woman after women who wanted a shot at the South Pole. I was hooked and lapped up the pages, intrigued and eager to get an insight into why these women had decided to put themselves forward to spend an extended period of time in one of the most inhospitable places on earth. It was fascinating to read Aston’s personal insight into these women and the way in which she managed to quickly dissect a person’s character and their habits made for excellent reading.
Some of the women dropped out of the expedition for multiple reasons and one was asked to leave by Aston due to tension between herself and the member. As I read about some of the team members not doing absolutely everything in their power to be a part of the team, I felt waves of anger rush through me. They had THE opportunity of a lifetime and they screwed it up. I appreciate fear might have been involved in some cases, but there were some instances where I wish I could have slapped one of the women around the face and screamed WAKE THE HELL UP!
Eventually, Aston had her team. Made up of a civil servant from Brunei, and IT worker from Cyprus, a journalist from Ghana, a trekking guide from India, a political adviser from Jamaica, a military doctor from New Zealand, a mother from Singapore, and an outdoor activity instructor from England.
But the team was to undergo a disaster during their training before the start of the expedition. Kim, the political advisor from Jamaica would have her fingers damaged by frostbite and was unable to continue.
It made for fascinating reading, as the women moved towards the pole. I’ve primarily read about men, but with women it’s another kettle of fish. At one point one of the team members complains about not having lost weight off her face. Shit happened, of course it did. Equipment was damaged. Arguments were had. Food rations were left behind. But these women made it. Some of whom had never skied before, and under the watchful eye of one of the most inspirational young women I’ve ever had the pleasure to read about.
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole was a truly enthralling read. I feel more confident about my future plans to reach the poles myself now.
Details::
Publisher: Sommersdale Publishers Ltd
Date of Publication: 2011
May 31, 2018
a wonderful inspiring story beautifully told
October 28, 2024
Having recently read of Aston's solo ski across the continent of Antarctica, I wanted to read more about Felicity Aston, groundbreaking physicist and meteorologist.
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole, is Felicity Aston’s account of her 2009 project to create a team of women from eight different Commonwealth countries, with no polar experience, and get them all to ski to the South Pole. She chose this expedition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth.
She selected women from Cyprus, India, Singapore, New Zealand, Ghana, Jamaica, Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom. Aston recounts their efforts to raise money, to deal with team conflicts, and ultimately, to ski (pulling a sledge) 900 km (560 miles) from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The expedition took 38 days.
Aston details her enormous efforts to find women and raise enough money so that the expedition could go ahead. The team was made up of a civil servant from Brunei, and IT worker from Cyprus, a journalist from Ghana, a trekking guide from India, a political adviser from Jamaica, a military doctor from New Zealand, a mother from Singapore, and an outdoor activity instructor from England. Some of the women had never before seen snow, let alone skiied.
Antarctica is one of the most brutal, merciless places on earth. There is one place in the book where Felicity describes the monotony on the Antarctic. Their willpower to have stuck to their journey is truly remarkable. Having experienced such isolation I can't believe that three years later she would choose to do a solo ski across Antarctica.
I enjoyed this book a little more than "Alone in Antarctica" and I think it was because of the stories of the individual women. Finding out what motivated them, especially with so little experience, to take on such a grueling challenge made for some interesting reading. I thought it was an amazing story about some inspiring women. If you enjoy non fiction exploration stories, give this one a try.
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole, is Felicity Aston’s account of her 2009 project to create a team of women from eight different Commonwealth countries, with no polar experience, and get them all to ski to the South Pole. She chose this expedition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth.
She selected women from Cyprus, India, Singapore, New Zealand, Ghana, Jamaica, Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom. Aston recounts their efforts to raise money, to deal with team conflicts, and ultimately, to ski (pulling a sledge) 900 km (560 miles) from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The expedition took 38 days.
Aston details her enormous efforts to find women and raise enough money so that the expedition could go ahead. The team was made up of a civil servant from Brunei, and IT worker from Cyprus, a journalist from Ghana, a trekking guide from India, a political adviser from Jamaica, a military doctor from New Zealand, a mother from Singapore, and an outdoor activity instructor from England. Some of the women had never before seen snow, let alone skiied.
Antarctica is one of the most brutal, merciless places on earth. There is one place in the book where Felicity describes the monotony on the Antarctic. Their willpower to have stuck to their journey is truly remarkable. Having experienced such isolation I can't believe that three years later she would choose to do a solo ski across Antarctica.
I enjoyed this book a little more than "Alone in Antarctica" and I think it was because of the stories of the individual women. Finding out what motivated them, especially with so little experience, to take on such a grueling challenge made for some interesting reading. I thought it was an amazing story about some inspiring women. If you enjoy non fiction exploration stories, give this one a try.
April 17, 2019
This is a lovely book that is hard to put down; a real page turner. A tale that was 2 years in the making and ends triumphantly for Felicity and her carefully handpicked global team.
What I take away from this book is the expedition leader's problem solving skills... and everyone's creativity in adapting to survival on the most brutal, merciless continent on earth.
Finally, there is one place in the book where Felicity describes the monotony on the Antarctic. I never thought of this before. And I certainly can't fathom such vast emptiness. Their willpower to have stuck to their journey is truly remarkable. Much respect to the expedition team
What I take away from this book is the expedition leader's problem solving skills... and everyone's creativity in adapting to survival on the most brutal, merciless continent on earth.
Finally, there is one place in the book where Felicity describes the monotony on the Antarctic. I never thought of this before. And I certainly can't fathom such vast emptiness. Their willpower to have stuck to their journey is truly remarkable. Much respect to the expedition team
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October 12, 2020
An extremely well written, engaging and motivating story!
Not once was I bored, even though a description of six weeks through Antarctica potentially could be a bit repetitive - it wasn't.
Sometimes I was a bit annoyed at the author/expedition leader. For example how she can be surprised about certain events, when one bears in mind how little time the participating women had to train for this journey. She is also being rather brutally honest about the participants in the book, but I like that. It seems like a very real and honest story.
Not a book I'd read again, but I can definitely recommend it
Not once was I bored, even though a description of six weeks through Antarctica potentially could be a bit repetitive - it wasn't.
Sometimes I was a bit annoyed at the author/expedition leader. For example how she can be surprised about certain events, when one bears in mind how little time the participating women had to train for this journey. She is also being rather brutally honest about the participants in the book, but I like that. It seems like a very real and honest story.
Not a book I'd read again, but I can definitely recommend it
October 3, 2025
Ouf, it was SO good!! 🧡
Déjà : c'est une expédition excessivement inspirante et ambitieuse (parce qu'on parle ici d'un projet de faire une expédition jusqu'au Pole Sud en recrutant 8 femmes sans expérience).
De plus : l'écriture est vraiment bonne. C'était vraiment très simple de se laisser embarquer dans l'aventure, et les émotions. Felicity prend aussi le temps de détailler toute cette expédition : des recherches de financement, au recrutement des candidates, à leur entraînement jusqu'à leur expédition. Loved it!
Déjà : c'est une expédition excessivement inspirante et ambitieuse (parce qu'on parle ici d'un projet de faire une expédition jusqu'au Pole Sud en recrutant 8 femmes sans expérience).
De plus : l'écriture est vraiment bonne. C'était vraiment très simple de se laisser embarquer dans l'aventure, et les émotions. Felicity prend aussi le temps de détailler toute cette expédition : des recherches de financement, au recrutement des candidates, à leur entraînement jusqu'à leur expédition. Loved it!
January 5, 2019
Read the ebook during long flights to and fro during a vacati
on. The parts on the inital administrative preparation and arguments between the women were tedious but do surface very real constraints; that without team work and personal sense of responsibility, any major undertaking would fail. Enjoyed the description of their foray into the ice. If you are looking for encounters focusing on the journey on ice only, this may disappoint. Still, a good read.
on. The parts on the inital administrative preparation and arguments between the women were tedious but do surface very real constraints; that without team work and personal sense of responsibility, any major undertaking would fail. Enjoyed the description of their foray into the ice. If you are looking for encounters focusing on the journey on ice only, this may disappoint. Still, a good read.
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January 18, 2022
Yeh, I enjoyed this in the end. I felt there was far too much time spent on organising the expedition - over half the book - and that this could have been cut down and interwoven with the expedition itself. I get that it was a lot of work, and indeed a large part of this gargantuan challenge, but logistics just aren't very interesting.
December 15, 2018
Well written, interesting story of 8 women who ski to the south pole. I love stories about Antarctica, if also find yourself fascinated with this frozen, barren landscape you will enjoy this story as well.
March 8, 2021
Calling all badasses! We're going cross-country skiing to the South Pole.
September 5, 2021
Really interesting adventure, especially putting the team together!
January 23, 2022
Read this really fast- enjoyed every moment.
August 30, 2022
I loved this from start to finish. It’s an amazing story featuring amazing women. Felicity also has an an engaging writing style making this all the more enjoyable.
October 11, 2014
Aston has a vision to take a small team of women from Commonwealth countries around the world on an Antarctic expedition, and after being promised support from The Winston Churchill Support Trust sets about selecting members.
She posts advert for candidates and goes to Ghana, India, Cyprus, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei and New Zealand. Having whittled down around 800 applicants to 15 for a weeks training and selection in Norway. For some of the ladies this was a baptism by ice as they had never seen snow or experienced cold weather. She describes the emotion dilemma of selecting the final team, and telling those who would not be going.
With her team selected, she has the stress of trying to manage the team , the fundraising and the logistics of getting all to New Zealand for further training. She drops the New Zealand Candidate, after this as she feels that she wold be battling her throughout the expedition.
And so to the frozen continent. She finally makes it with her team, and they have several days acclimatising to the harsh environment. One member has t drop out, and following approval from the authorities they set off. The journey to the pole is mostly straightforward, there is the odd mishap, and flared temper, but these women are here for a purpose, and there are determined to make it.
It is a heartwarming book, Antarctica is harsh unforgiving environment, that the smallest of errors can be fatal, or cause serious injury. These women from diverse backgrounds became the first from some nations ever to get to the South Pole, and the first to ski there as well. Aston says at the end, if anyone says that you can't do something, remember this moment and know that you can.
She posts advert for candidates and goes to Ghana, India, Cyprus, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei and New Zealand. Having whittled down around 800 applicants to 15 for a weeks training and selection in Norway. For some of the ladies this was a baptism by ice as they had never seen snow or experienced cold weather. She describes the emotion dilemma of selecting the final team, and telling those who would not be going.
With her team selected, she has the stress of trying to manage the team , the fundraising and the logistics of getting all to New Zealand for further training. She drops the New Zealand Candidate, after this as she feels that she wold be battling her throughout the expedition.
And so to the frozen continent. She finally makes it with her team, and they have several days acclimatising to the harsh environment. One member has t drop out, and following approval from the authorities they set off. The journey to the pole is mostly straightforward, there is the odd mishap, and flared temper, but these women are here for a purpose, and there are determined to make it.
It is a heartwarming book, Antarctica is harsh unforgiving environment, that the smallest of errors can be fatal, or cause serious injury. These women from diverse backgrounds became the first from some nations ever to get to the South Pole, and the first to ski there as well. Aston says at the end, if anyone says that you can't do something, remember this moment and know that you can.
December 4, 2013
In "Call of the White," Felicity Aston recounts taking 7 women to the South Pole. What makes this story unforgettable is that these women weren't trained outdoor/polar experts; they were average women, all with a desire to push beyond their boundaries. Through an interview and pre-selection process in Norway, she chose women from Cyprus, India, Singapore, New Zealand, Ghana, Jamaica, Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom. Aston recounts their efforts to raise money, to deal with team conflicts, and ultimately, to ski (pulling a sledge) 900 km (560 miles) from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The expedition took 38 days. This is a fascinating read about an audacious plan. Some of the women had never before seen snow, let alone skiied. This tale is a testament that anything is possible. And yes, they succeeded.
February 10, 2016
The background to a magnificent achievement by an international group of women. Interested in the expedition itself - the preparation takes up the majority of the book (as did the time in reality) - I didn't enjoy the book as much as other readers. I also found the author's attitude hard to stomach at times -I don't think she is aware, even in writing the book and looking back, of her own foibles and hypocrisies that she calls out in the other women - but that is obviously how you get to succeed at such a dangerous challenge, in the same way as elite sportspeople are single-minded. She also gives praise where praise is due. It would be interesting to read a different account of the same journey by one of the extraordinary, ordinary women. Congratulations to all the women who participated.
August 21, 2012
Could you ski to the South Pole? Felicity had the idea, and pulled it off, of getting women from a number of Commonwealth countries to ski the South Pole, and she did not necessarily want women who had experience. The idea was to show that women could do anything they want to do, and she certainly proved it. I found the book to be a riveting read and difficult to put down. I had tears in my eyes by the end of the book. Very inspiring, even if I have never wanted to ski or go to the south pole, there are plenty of other things I would like to do and need to work on doing them.
April 26, 2015
If my expectations had been set correctly, I would have enjoyed this book more. I'd put it on my must-read list last winter when I was following Felicity Aston's solo trip across Antarctica. Traveling alone, her twitter feeds were all about "me, myself and Antarctica." But this book is much different--it's the story of an earlier adventure where she led an eight woman skiing expedition to the South Pole.
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August 20, 2012
I read this book for a bookclub I am in and would ordinarily not picked it up. It was an ok read. I was impressed that they succeeded in their aim despite seeming to be very under prepared. It did seem to be a bit of glory hunting by the writer as she took novices (some who never seen snow) to the South Pole because she wanted to. Amazing accomplishment but I felt a bit foolhardy given the lack of experience and the risks any rescuers would have to take.
April 30, 2013
I haven't read a book in a long time that I couldn't put down, but Call of the White was finally one. Felicity Aston's account of taking seven ordinary women from different British Commonwealth countries to ski across Antarctica to the South Pole was as amazing as the journey itself. It definitely made me realize that if they can do this, I can do anything. I'm stingy with my five-star ratings, but I had no second thoughts about giving one to Call of the White.
July 10, 2014
Wonderful account of a group of women skiing to the South Pole. I could not put this book down. More than just a log of the journey this book described great leadership and teamwork. Inspirational women. I would recommend this book to everyone!
February 7, 2016
An engaging story. It's a pretty remarkable goal, tackling Antarctica with novices, some of which had never even seen snow. A good insight into the leadership qualities needed to see such a project to a successful conclusion.
August 22, 2012
an inspirational book. appreciated her honesty and fascinated to read about how she had to deal with her own fear.
October 10, 2012
Motivating concept, but a little slow paced. Would have liked less pre- expedition and more about the expedition.
July 2, 2014
Book underlines the true power of women. How ordinary can achieve extraordinary. Salute & Respect
August 28, 2013
As close as I'm going to get to Antarctica!
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