| Description |
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 26 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Nellie Bly -- Captain Robert Falcon Scott -- Roald Amundsen -- Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett -- Eva Dickson -- Clärenore Stinnes -- Amelia Earhart -- Thor Heyerdahl -- Jacques Cousteau -- Sir Edmund Hillary -- Tim Slessor -- Sir Robin Knox-Johnston -- Robyn Davidson -- Sir Ranulph Fiennes -- Reinhold Messner -- Jason Lewis -- Alastair Humphreys -- Rune Gjeldnes -- Ed Stafford -- Sarah Outen -- Bertrand Piccard and André Borshberg -- Fedor Konyukhov -- Olly Hicks and George Bullard -- Apa Sherpa -- Laura Bingham. |
| Summary |
In this unique and enthralling book, explorer and survivalist Ed Stafford curates 25 great expeditions through the lens of the kit these remarkable explorers took with them. In an environment where lack of preparation could mean certain death, the equipment carried, ridden and sailed into uncharted territories could mean the success or failure of an expedition. Was it simply a case of better provisions and preparation that helped Amundsen beat Scott to the South Pole? And how has the equipment taken to Everest changed since Hillary's first ascent? Through carefully curated photographs and specially commissioned illustrations we can see at a glance the scale, style and complexity of the items taken into the unknown by the greatest explorers of all time, and the impact each item had on their journey. How it potentially saved a life, or was purely for comfort or entertainment, and how these objects of survival have evolved and adapted as science advances, and we plunge further into the extremes. Conquering fears and mountains, adversity and wild jungles, each item these explorers flew, pulled or hauled played a crucial role in their ambitious and dangerous missions to find out a little more about our world. Through each of these objects, we can gain a better understanding ourselves. |
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Explorers.
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Voyages and travels.
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Travel paraphernalia.
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Scientific expeditions -- Equipment and supplies.
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Explorers. (OCoLC)fst00918556
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Scientific expeditions -- Equipment and supplies.
(OCoLC)fst01108848
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Travel paraphernalia. (OCoLC)fst01155648
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Voyages and travels. (OCoLC)fst01169308
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| ISBN |
9781781318782 hardcover |
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1781318786 hardcover |
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