At the Mercy of the Winds: Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole - Hardcover

Hempleman-Adams, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593047478 ISBN 13: 9780593047477

Verlag: Bantam Press, 2001

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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.

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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.

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le 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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Bantam Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0593047478
• ISBN 13: 9780593047477
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 279
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