Table of Contents

Prologue, A Forgotten Hero, Huw Lewis-Jones; Foreword, A Dream Fulfilled, Peter Fuchs and Jonathan Shackleton; Introduction, Brave Spirits, Sir Ranulph Fiennes • 1. The Map on the Wall • 2. Across the Ice • 3. Beyond the Horizon • 4. Reflections by Arved Fuchs, Sir Wally Herbert, Klaus Dodds, Geoff Somers, Børge Ousland, Felicity Aston, Eirik Sonneland, Sebastian Copeland, Jon Bowermaster, Ken Blaiklock • Epilogue, Footsteps in the Snow, Paul Dalrymple

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A visually spectacular account of an epic expedition that made history, and a testament to endurance and fellowship in the wildest of places, with an introduction by Sir Ranulph Fiennes

About the Author

Huw Lewis-Jones is former curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute and National Maritime Museum. Among his other books are Arctic, Ocean Portraits, In Search of the South Pole, The Conquest of Everest, which won the History Award at the 2013 Banff Mountain Festival and Mountain Heroes.

George Lowe is a New Zealand-born mountaineer, explorer, film director and educator.

Reviews

'The Crossing of Antarctica is the most vivid way of reliving the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, short of mounting one of your own' - Scotsman

'Lowe’s powerful portraits of his colleagues and rare images of private moments during the crossing also provide a fascinating insight into the personal side of exploration' - Geographical

'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 … gives readers a visceral sense of just how raw and brutal the conditions were' - Fast Company

'Every so often … a book breaks through the ice crust, and 'The Crossing of Antarctica' is one of these' - Literary Review

'It’s a wonderful thing that George Lowe’s words and pictures have been brought together for posterity' - The Times

'A hundred years after Shackleton set out to traverse the great white continent, this beautifully produced volume celebrates those who succeeded where he failed' - Daily Telegraph