At the mercy of the winds by Hempleman-Adams, David, 1956-, Uhlig, Robert instant download

At the mercy of the winds by Hempleman-Adams, David, 1956-, Uhlig, Robert instant download

xiii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm, AT THE MERCY OF THE WINDS tells the extraordinary stories of both journeys. Featuring up-to-the-minute drama from David's own expediton and original photographs and documents from the Swedish voyage, it is the ultimate adventure book as, alone in the skies above a frozen and harshly beautiful landscape, David battled against the elements to fulfil the drama of three Swedith explorers a century earlier, and become the first man to balloon to the North Pole, Includes index, Acknowledgements -- Introduction by Ian McEwan -- Prologue -- Discovery: White island, Norwegian Arctic, 5 August, 1930 -- Spark: Canadian High Arctic, 1 April, 1998 -- Plan: London, England, 29 Jully, 1895 -- Groundwork: Spitsbergen, Norway, 25 January, 2000 -- Rivalry: Virgohamna, Norwegian High Arctic, 14 August, 1896 -- Engagement: Stockholm, Sweden, October 1896 -- Countdown: Spitsbergen, Norway, May 2000 -- Departure: Virgohamna, Norwegian High Arctic, 21 June, 1897 -- Voyage: Arctic Ocean, 11 July, 1897 -- Flight: Arctic Ocean, 29 May, 2000 -- Trek: Arctic Ocean, 14 July, 1897 -- Downfall: Arctic Ocean, 4 August, 1897 -- Pole: Arctic Ocean, 31 May, 2000 -- Agony: White Island, Norwegian Arctic, 2 October, 1897 -- Homecoming: Arctic Ocean, 1 June, 2000 -- Author's note -- Appendix 1: Cause of death -- Appendix 2: Equipment -- Index