Crossing of Antarctica Original Photographs from the Pioneering Expedition

The year 2014 is the centenary of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition, which aimed to complete the first crossing of Antarctica. He did not succeed, and his great vision rapidly turned into a now-legendary struggle for survival. Shackleton's lifelong dream--to cross the continent--was at last realized by Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary in 1957-58. As a key member of this Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Everest veteran George Lowe was there to capture it all on film. In this remarkable book, a trove of unpublished photographs and other rare materials from the Lowe collection are brought together for the first time. Awe-inspiring landscapes, candid portraits, and action shots evoke the everyday moments of this historic expedition as never before. provides a dynamic history of the Heroic Age expeditions and the emergence of adventure photography. A stellar array of polar experts also reflects on Antarctica and the meaning of true exploration, including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Peter Fuchs, Jonathan Shackleton, Sebastian Copeland, Geoff Somers, Ken Blaiklock, Felicity Aston, and Paul Dalrymple.

"Lowe's photographs offer a humanizing look at the since-deified explorers, depicting their beards of ice and feasts of tinned vegetables for Christmas dinner. It also gives readers a visceral sense just how raw and brutal the conditions were." Fast Co. Design

"A captivating chronicle of the first successful crossing of the Antarctic continent, this [is a] remarkable visual and personal testimony of a polar expedition that rewrote the history books, and an epic journey of endurance and fellowship in the wildest of places." Examiner.com

"A well-written narrative of the trek....Recommended." Choice

"Excellent. . . . Will be of interest to anyone who enjoys venturing into wilderness terrain or travelling to spellbinding locations that are rarely frequented by less-adventurous souls." The Underground Movement

"A photographic monograph that shows in dramatic detail just how different this journey was. . . . Lowe's narrative, combined with essays by Huw Lewis-Jones, form an entertaining account . . . and leave the reader wondering why it ever had slipped into the backwaters of history." The Explorers Journal

One hundred years after Shackleton attempted to cross the great white continent of Antarctica, this beautifully illustrated volume celebrates the men who succeeded where he had failed . . . and rewrote the history books

In this remarkable book, a trove of unpublished photographs and other rare materials from the Lowe collection are brought together for the first time. Awe-inspiringlandscapes, candid portraits, and action shots evoke the everyday moments of this historic expedition as never before The Crossing of Antarctica provides a dynamic history of the Heroic Age expeditions and the emergence of adventure photography. A stellar array of polar experts also reflects on Antarctica and the meaning of true exploration, including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Peter Fuchs, Jonathan Shackleton, Sebastian Copeland, Geoff Somers, Ken Blaiklock, Felicity Aston, and Paul Dalrymple. "

George Lowe was a New Zealand born explorer, mountaineer, photographer and filmmaker. His stunning photographs of the first ascent of Everest were published in 2013 by Thames & Hudson in The Conquest of Everest.Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian of exploration and an award-winning author.