Conquering the Impossible : My 12,000-Mile Journey Around the Arctic Circle

English

ISBN: 0312382049

EAN: 9780312382049

Category: Travel / Polar Regions

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 06/30/2008

Synopsis: In August 2002, Mike Horn set out on a mission that bordered on the impossible: to travel 12,000 miles around the globe at the Arctic Circle - alone, against all prevailing winds and currents, and without motorized transportation. Conquering the Impossibleis the gripping account of Horns gruelling 27-month expedition by sail and foot through extreme Arctic conditions that nearly cost him his life. Enduring temperatures as low as -95 degrees Fahrenheit, Horn battled hazards including trekking on tunstable ice that plunged him into frigid waters, encounters with polar bears so close that he felt their breath on his face, and a fire that destroyed all of his equipment and nearly burned him alive. From the hair-raising dangers that Horn faces alone to his amusing and inspiring encounters with the hardy inhabitants of the remotest corners of the earth, this adrenaline-filled tale chronicles one mans unrelenting desire to push the boundaries of what is humanly possible.

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Conquering the Impossible : My 12,000-Mile Journey Around the Arctic Circle

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.93 inches

Width: 5.77 inches

Length: 8.26 inches

Weight: 15.17 oz

Pages: 368