Expeditions Unpacked: What the Great Explorers Took into the UnknownWhite Lion Publishing, 17 ก.ย. 2019 - 240 หน้า “A fascinating and unique look at these celebrated expeditions. Ed Stafford knows all too well how important an explorer’s kit can be and this brilliant book gives great insight into the role it plays.” —Sir Ranulph Fiennes 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. Get an intimate view of these and more amazing expeditions:
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Contents | 5 |
Introduction | 6 |
Round the world in 72 days | 15 |
Race to the Pole Terra Nova expedition | 21 |
Race to the Pole Norwegian expedition | 31 |
Search for the lost city of Z | 39 |
First woman to cross the Sahara by car | 47 |
First circumnavigation of the globe by production car | 53 |
First ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen | 137 |
First humanpowered circumnavigation of the globe | 145 |
Cycle around the world | 155 |
Longest solo ski journey | 163 |
Walking the Amazon | 171 |
London2London | 181 |
First roundtheworld solar flight | 191 |
Fastest roundtheworld balloon Flight | 201 |
First woman to Fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean | 61 |
KonTiki expedition | 69 |
First underwater archaeology operation | 79 |
Everest First ascent | 85 |
London to Singapore by Land Rover | 95 |
First solosailed circumnavigation of the globe | 105 |
Trek across the deserts of west Australia using camels | 115 |
Transglobe expedition | 127 |
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Expeditions Unpacked: What the Great Explorers Took into the Unknown Ed Stafford ชมบางส่วนของหนังสือ - 2019 |
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