Felicity Aston
Autore di Alone in Antarctica
Sull'Autore
Felicity Aston is the first and only woman in the world to ski alone across Antarctica. The British expedition leader, public speaker and freelance travel writer is from Kent.
Opere di Felicity Aston
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- female
Utenti
Recensioni
Statistiche
- Opere
- 4
- Utenti
- 62
- Popolarità
- #271,094
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 11
In this expedition she undertook another Antarctic challenge, going solo across the entire continent, a feat that had only been completed by two other men previously. Antarctica is one of the driest, harshest and most unforgiving of places on this planet, and any lapse or mishap will be fatal.
On this trip she used all her polar experience and discipline. What she prepared for, but found the hardest was the mental effort. Several time she is at the point of no return, because of loneliness, fear and despair, but in the end she managed to be mentally strong enough to claw her way back.
I though that the writing was a lot better than her previous book, you felt the rawness of her emotions, both positive and negative. The descriptions of the polar landscape were captivating too. It is a place that you think wouldn't change, but it can change in an hour because of the storms and the storms and the unique weather system there. Brilliant book, can highly recommend it.… (altro)