El Peor Viaje del Mundo/ The Worst Journey in the World (Paperback)

from pouleroulante

Three men in the antarctic, with no tent, in the dark, looking for the missing link. Adventure with a purpose. Thrilling.

from jdayrutherford

An incredible story told from a junior member of the team (Appsley Cherry-Garrad). The worst journey refers to a side trip taken to Cape Crozier by Wilson,Bowers,and Cherry-Garrard to observe and study the Emperor penguin. The expediton was organized as a scientific study, but was of course also ...

from JanetinLondon

Like most people, I have always "known" a bit about Scott's journey to the South Pole - how it was a race with Amundsen, how the Norwegians "won", how Scott did get there but didn't make it back, and above all how Captain Oates tried to sacrifice himself to save the others, famously quoted as say...

from DCBlack

While this is one of the most famous exploration/adventure books ever written, it is equally important as a work of scientific literature. Scientific objectives were co-equal with exploration in the British antarctic expeditions, and this work details the wide range of scientific interests includ...

from pouleroulante

Three men in the antarctic, with no tent, in the dark, looking for the missing link. Adventure with a purpose. Thrilling.