A Return to the Heart of the Antarctic
Beschreibung:
A MODERN CLASSIC WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM BEAR GRYLLS'Courage and spirit oozes from these pages' Bear GryllsOn the 29th of October 1908, a party of four men, led by Ernest Shackleton, set out to be the first to reach the South Pole. Three months later, their mission was in ruins and they faced certain death if they carried on. Just 97 miles from the South Pole, Shackleton turned back.
One hundred years on, a team that included descendants of that original party, led by Henry Worsley, set out from Shackleton's hut to celebrate the centenary of his expedition by retracing the exact 870 mile route and going on to finish the last 97 miles. This captivating book tells the story of the original expedition and its failure, while also capturing the meticulous planning, fundraising and training for the new expedition.
An unforgettable and unique story of adventure, pioneering spirit and man's triumph over nature, In Shackleton's Footsteps is a modern classic of adventure writing.
Über die Urheberinnen:
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley, MBE (4 October 1960 - 24 January 2016) was a British explorer and British Army officer. Descended from Ernest Shackleton, he was part of a 2009 expedition that retraced Shackleton's footsteps in the Antarctic.
Worsley died in 2016 while attempting to complete the first solo and unaided crossing of the Antarctic.
www.
shackletonfoundation.
org
www.
shackletoncentenary.
org
Produktdetails:
- Autor:in: Henry Worsley
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2026
- Sprache: Englisch
- Seitenumfang: 272 Seiten
- ISBN: 9780753562970
GPSR Kontakt:
Verlagskontakt: The Random House Group Limited | One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens London | GB | E-Mail: productsafety@penguin.co.uk