Skiing Into The Bright Open: My Solo Journey To South Pole Liv Arnesen University Of Minnesota Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Science Geology And Agriculture

The First Woman To Ski Solo South Pole Tells Story Of What It Took Get There At Home In Norway Is Eight O\ Clock On Christmas Eve Night But Ahead Amundsen-Scott Base That Has Been Visible For Hours Already Early Morning Day When Liv Arnesen After Skiing 745 Miles Fifty Days Finally Arrives She Had Dreaming Most Her Forty-One Years And Now Even Joy Having Reached Goal December 1994 Ask Herself: You So Long? Into Bright Open Describes Exhausting Exhilarating Experience Being Known Unsupported Also Answers Own Question Framing Account Historic Expedition With Longtime Struggle Find Freedom Confidence Follow Dreams Uncharted Territory From Childhood Seasons Spent Working As A Guide Svalbard Norwegian Archipelago Arctic Ocean Courted Cold Memoir Reflects Knowledge Passion Antarctic Exploration Grew Adventures Wintry Reaches Beyond Tracing Path Heroic Stories Explorers Like Fridtjof Nansen Ernest Shackleton Crossing Greenland Ice Cap 1992 Credits Inspiring Feats Those Who Preceded Obstacles-Including Niggling Self-Doubt-That Tradition Convention Downright Prejudice Put Way Endeavored Support Sponsorship Granted Men Field Tale Solitary Adventure Bleak Beautiful Bone-Chilling Antarctica Gritty Determination Thrilling Achievement Perseverance Face Near Despair Daunting Odds Ultimately An Object Lesson Power Dream If One Willing Pursue Ends Earth Σελίδες: 200 Διαστάσεις: 13 7X13 7Cm