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The long haul is one of the latter a perfect example of gutsy youthful determination mixed with the vision to achieve a feat no... Read More
With the record breaking purpose of the expedition it would be easy to write a pompous account of how great an achievement was made
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- This product had a total of 23 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 18 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
An inspiring account of alex hibberts attempts firstly to journey to the south pole then secondly to the north pole and after these proposed expeditions failed due to lack of sponsorship thirdly to journey totally unsupported across arctic greenland and back
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An incredible achievement demanding tremendous physical and mental endurance culminating in nearstarvation a journey totalling 1374 miles in 113 days the longest fully unsupported polar journey in history
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Alex takes time to describe not only the journey itself but how the journey came about including all the trials and tribulations of trying to get a polar expedition off the ground in the face of troubled economic times
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The writing style leaves you completely absorbed in the story and even with advance knowledge of the outcome of the expedition youll find yourself willing alex and george on to succeed in their mission
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I guess a book about skiing over snow for a long time could be fairly repetitive but this one isnt
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
All fascinating and in enough detail to feel something of what they were feeling but not so detailed as to be a technical manual
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It doesnt exaggerate any of the events that occurred because there was no need
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are now so many novel quirky convoluted and eye catching adventures and so many accounts written about them that it is increasingly difficult to discern where you should invest your time and money
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