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How to Get to the North Pole: and Other Iconic Adventures
'The bible for polar planning' Conrad Dickinson, polar explorer 'The perfect resource', Bear Grylls Written by seasoned adventurer Tim Moss, and with input from over 50 SIR RANULPH FIENNES different explorers, this book takes you through the details of each challenge or journey. If you're rowing an ocean where do you sleep at night? How do you go to the loo at sea? If you're cycling round the world precisely what difficulties will you face and how will you overcome them? From armchair adventurer to those simply looking for practical advice, this book is aimed at anyone who's ever dreamed of doing something BIG! This book will tell you how - Row an ocean - Get to the North Pole - Cross a desert - Sail the seven seas - Cycle around the world - Get to the South Pole - Climb an unclimbed mountain Introduction; General Notes on Expeditions; Common Equipment; Raising the Funds for an Expedition; Final Notes; 1. How to Cross a Desert; 2. How to Get to the North Pole; 3. How to Row an Ocean; 4. How to Cycle Around the World; 5. How to Sail the Seven Seas; 6. How to Get to the South Pole; 7. How to Climb an Unclimbed Mountain; Did I Miss Something?, One Tiny Step; Acknowledgements; Glossary.
304 pages, Paperback
First published April 27, 2012
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April 16, 2013
"How to Get to the North Pole" is essentially a guidebook by seasoned adventurer Tim Moss to boil down some of the world's greatest challenges to give the feeling that they're almost possible.
It's a great book to get the reader dreaming big and thinking outside the square. For each challenge Moss lays out all the options and explains how to subdue most of the difficulties, effectively breaking it down to seem like an attainable goal for an average person.
As stated by Sir Ranulph Fiennes in the foreword, "no book will ever get you to the North Pole any more than it will pedal a bike around the world for you". The most important part of any goal or dream is the first step and to many challenges, this book is that vital first step.
It's a great book to get the reader dreaming big and thinking outside the square. For each challenge Moss lays out all the options and explains how to subdue most of the difficulties, effectively breaking it down to seem like an attainable goal for an average person.
As stated by Sir Ranulph Fiennes in the foreword, "no book will ever get you to the North Pole any more than it will pedal a bike around the world for you". The most important part of any goal or dream is the first step and to many challenges, this book is that vital first step.
May 4, 2012
This book was excellent. Considering that it is a practical guide on how to execute the various adventures, it was very readable. Each section was interesting and had all the info you could need plus a bit more. My only niggle was the one page section on a day in the life of a climber -written by Andy Kirkpatrick not the main author - (Andy is a great author in his own right so this is just an opinion for this book) -it was all a bit airy fairy with no real information at all which would have been handy to complete the practical element and see what a climber would do in a day. Still, overall this book is a keeper and I hope will be a great reference some day!
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