Polar Travel

Emotions run high in this true polar adventure. It's a story of triumph, harrowing danger, and outright adventure. In 2012, Aaron Linsdau left his entire life behind. He told his family and girlfriend that he wanted to pursue a dream to do something no other American had ever accomplished. He wanted to be the first to ski from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back without aid or support. Linsdau takes the listener to Antarctica.

Данная книга является документальным свидетельством Сильвестра Александровича Поспелова, рассказывающим о его путешествии по труднодоступным районам Восточной Сибири. Вас ждет увлекательное повествование о малочисленных коренных народах региона, их традициях, верованиях и быте. А также подробное описание ландшафта, природных и погодных условий этого сурового края.

Antarctica and Back in 60 Days is Tim Bowden's account of crossing the Southern Ocean and visiting Australia's Antarctic bases. When the ABC's Tim Bowden went to the Antarctic he took his tape recorder to make radio programs, kept a daily diary, and, like all the "Voyage Sixers" aboard Iceberg, took photographs of everything.The result was a number of outstanding radio documentaries and this book, which offers to all who read it an opportunity to know what it is really like to spend some time in the southernmost part of the world, crossing the Southern Ocean and visiting Australia's Antarctic bases.

The story of Scottish scouts James Marr and Norman Mooney and how it changed their lives to be selected to go on the Shackleton-Rowett expedition to Antarctica back in 1921.

Alaska, is an American frontier that makes the United States an Arctic nation. No other state makes the United States a nation of Inuit peoples. No other state places American citizens in the backyard of its historic rival Russia. It could even be argued no other state has contributed more raw materials, from timber and furs to black gold. Because of how special this state is, the rhetoric employed by U.S. Presidents as Commanders in Chief is consequential and insightful. This publication is a compilation of their speeches while visiting Alaska throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Arctic is an icy world that surrounds the North Pole but is also home to life. A strange and wondrous world of ice, snow, land and water. The frigid world of the Arctic has its charms as a habitat for rare animals, bizarre scenery, and great explorers. The kingdom of cold is the largest wilderness on earth and one of the last natural paradises.

Die Arktis ist eine eisige Welt, die den Nordpol umgibt, aber auch Leben beherbergt. Eine fremdartige und wunderbare Welt aus Eis, Schnee, Land und Wasser. Die eisige Welt der Arktis hat seine Reize als Lebensraum für seltene Tiere, bizarrer Landschaft, und großer Entdecker. Das Reich der Kälte ist die größte Wildnis der Erde und eines der letzten Naturparadiese.

Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her lifestyle as a society woman.

Ein junger Schauspieler bricht aus seinem grauen Theateralltag aus, schnappt sich sein Fahrrad und bricht auf zum nördlichsten Punkt Europas. Auf seinem Weg schließt er Bekanntschaft mit unzähligen Mücken, den Gewalten der Natur, schwedischen Fußballfans und einem trinkfesten Norweger. Nicht alles läuft nach Plan und nicht nur einmal scheint es fraglich, ob unser Protagonist sein Ziel erreichen wird. Ein rasanter Reisebericht mit viel Witz, der aber auch Raum für ernstere Gedanken und Betrachtungen lässt.

This classic essay from Jon Krakauer is now available as an unabridged audiobook download. This essay is also included in the Classic Krakauer collection. From the best-selling author of Missoula and Into the Wild: a selection of the singular investigative journalism that made Krakauer famous, covering topics from avalanches on Mt. Everest to a volcano in Washington state; from a wilderness therapy program for teens to an extraordinary cave in New Mexico so unearthly that is used by NASA to better understand Mars.

Greater Than a Tourist: Fairbanks Alaska USA by Stephen Floyd offers the inside scoop on Fairbanks, Alaska. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Super Cheap Antarctica Travel Guide 2020 is a travel guide for people seeking cold-hard facts to enjoy the biggest Antarctica adventure on the smallest budget. Our plans and Antarctica’s jaw-dropping landscapes will blow your mind, not your budget. Instantly discover everything you need for a luxurious trip to Antarctica on a backpackers budget (plus, if you have an unanswered question, simply e-mail us and we’ll respond within eight hours).