At the Mercy of the Winds : Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole - A Modern Hero and a Victorian Romance

Hempleman-Adams, David

ISBN 10: 0593047478 / ISBN 13: 9780593047477

Editore: Transworld Publishers Limited, 2001

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• Titolo: At the Mercy of the Winds : Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole - A Modern Hero and a Victorian Romance
• Editore: Transworld Publishers Limited
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0593047478
• ISBN 13: 9780593047477
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: Very Good

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Riassunto

The incredible story of the first man to fly to the North Pole and back – by balloon.

On June 3rd 2000, explorer David Hempleman-Adams touched down in Spitzbergen after his dramatic flight to the North Pole by balloon. Inspired by an ill-fated Swedish expedition over a century earlier, he piloted his balloon through the maelstrom of the Arctic wind on his 1,600 mile round trip. At the Mercy of the Winds is the epic story of his flight. Featuring up-to-the-minute drama from his expedition, original photographs and love letters from the 1897 Swedish voyage, and a page-turning text from acclaimed Telegraph journalist Robert Uhlig, this is a truly gripping true adventure story.

Informazioni sull?autore

In 1998, David Hempleman-Adams became the first person to complete the explorers Grand Slam, a challenge which has seen him conquer the North, South and Magnetic Poles and scale the highest mountain in each of the seven continents, including Everest.