Synopses & Reviews
This book profiles thirty-nine modern explorers who have disproved the idea that there is nowhere left to discover and explore. Some are greatly experienced and are celebrated worldwide, while others are young or less well known and just starting to make their mark.
Here are challenging and extraordinary expeditions to the remotest parts of the world by explorers from the United States, Australia, China, France, and beyond. Eight thematic sections cover all terrains: Polar, Desert, Rainforest, Mountain, Ocean, River, Under Sea, Under Land, and Lost Worlds. Written mainly by the explorers themselves, the accounts provide a unique insight into what it is actually like to join an expedition, from being dragged through the top of the rainforest canopy in an inflatable raft suspended from a balloon to pedaling a boat across the Pacific to standing on the edge of an erupting volcano. Their stories are supplemented with dramatic expedition photographs, many capturing the moment of discovery or danger.
Review
"Numerous black-and-white archival photos and dramatic color images illustrate these remarkable contemporary journeys in search of river sources, remote populations, and an experience of a lifetime." School Library Journal
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"The 39 essays include a gem by Karen Darke, who at 21 was paralyzed from the chest down in a climbing accident on a Scottish sea cliff, and who realized a lifelong dream in adaptive-climbing El Cap." Rock and Ice
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"A great book on modern adventures in extreme environments." The San Francisco Chronicle
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"Perfect for the armchair daredevil in all of us." Woman Around Town
Synopsis
Stories of the thrills and hardships faced by modern expeditions that continue to enhance our understanding of the world around us
About the Author
Robin Hanbury-Tenison is President of Survival International and has led expeditions in South America and Borneo. His previous books include The Seventy Great Journeys in History and The Great Explorers. He lives in England.Robert Twigger, the first person to cross the Egyptian Great Sand Sea on foot, is the author of Voyageur and Angry White Pyjamas. He lives in Cairo.