Research Catalog

Title

Toughing it out : the adventures of a polar explorer and mountaineer / David Hempleman-Adams.

Author

Hempleman-Adams, David, 1956-

Publication

London : Orion, 1997.

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Details

Description

viii, 263 pages [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm

Summary

How's this for a resume? 1984--First to walk unsupported and solo to the North Magnetic Pole; 1992--Led first group to the North Geomagnetic Pole; 1993--Climbed Mount Everest; 1995--Completed the Seven Summits; 1996--First Briton to walk unsupported and solo to the South Pole; 1996--Sailed to the South Magnetic Pole. A mere 250 pages (sans index) seems too short for all this. (And, there is slight discussion of his family.) Hempleman-Adams, winner of the Livingstone Medal (other winners include Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary), chronicles 20 years of perilous journeys through whiteouts, a polar bear attack, and past frozen bodies on Mount Everest. Cracked ribs and a faulty sledge ended two attempts to reach the North Pole. Whether sailing tidal wave swells to the South Magnetic Pole or battling frostbite and sub-zero temperatures during his solo trips, this man toughs it out physically and mentally. Make no mistake, this is an important book about a historically significant explorer. - Brenda Barrera; 263p - YA: An adventure for the camping enthusiast or the YA looking for a thrilling read. KS-

Subject

• Hemplemen-Adams, David, 1956- > Travel
• Explorers > Great Britain > Biography
• Mountaineers > Great Britain > Biography
• Discoveries in geography > British
• Explorers
• Mountaineers
• Travel
• Polar regions > Discovery and exploration > British
• Great Britain
• Polar regions

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Note

• "Ian Stafford, who has collaborated with David Hempleman-Adams in writing this book ..."--Jkt.
• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes index.

Contents

Foreword / The Prince of Wales -- 1. Start of an Obsession -- 2. Cold Reality: The Geographical North Pole Trip, 1983 -- 3. Close Call: The Magnetic North Pole Trip, 1984 -- 4. Journey to the Unknown: The Geomagnetic North Pole Trip, 1992 -- 5. On Top of the World: Mount Everest -- 6. Magnificent Seven: The Completion of the Seven Summits -- 7. Attention to Detail: The South Pole Trip, 1995-6 -- 8. Thank You, Mrs T -- 9. Close to the Abyss -- 10. 'Can Anyone Hear Me?' -- 11. New Danger: The Magnetic South Pole Trip, February-March 1996 -- 12. Success in the Night -- 13. Breaking Ice: The Ultimate Challenge, April-May 1996 -- 14. In the Nick of Time -- 15. Unlucky for Some: The North Pole Expedition, 1997.

ISBN

• 0752811576
• 9780752811574

LCCN

98184238

OCLC

• ocm38757618
• 38757618
• SCSB-358251

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library