Polar Exposure
- 272pages
- 10 heures de lecture
"The story of how British polar explorer Felicity Aston gathered a team of ten women from across Europe and the Middle East to ski over the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole"-- Provided by publisher
Felicity Aston Livres
L'œuvre littéraire de Felicity Aston explore les extrêmes de l'endurance humaine et de l'esprit pionnier, s'inspirant profondément de ses propres expéditions polaires incomparables. Elle explore avec maestrie des thèmes tels que la solitude, la collaboration internationale et le dépassement de défis apparemment insurmontables. La prose évocatrice d'Aston capture la beauté brute et les dangers inhérents aux environnements extrêmes, tout en révélant la force intérieure d'individus ordinaires entreprenant des voyages extraordinaires. Son écriture témoigne de la force de volonté et de l'élan inné de découverte qui nous pousse vers l'inconnu.
Call of the White
- 317pages
- 12 heures de lecture
In 2009, Felicity Aston led a team of `ordinary' women - some of whom had never even seen snow or slept in a tent before - on a 900 km skiing trek across the Antarctic, one of the toughest journeys on the planet. Despite eighty-mile-an-hour winds, deadly crevasses, frostbite and injuries, the expedition broke six World Records.
A collection of 15 of the most highly prized traits shared by those who have scaled mountains and traversed tundras, proposing how these could be applied to your own life. These are compelling accounts of the life and times of celebrated explorers.
At the age of 34, Felicity Aston became the first woman to cross Antarctica alone. Frozen into her facemask, she battled desperate weather and raced to reach the coast before the last flight out. This gripping and inspirational account shows what you can achieve when you grit your teeth and decide just to get through today in one piece.