Mountains of Madness
Allen & Unwin (Verlag)
978-1-86508-370-4 (ISBN)
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This real-life adventure story follows palaeontologist John Long's trek of 700 kilometres through the uncharted territory of Antarctica. His account of his fossil-hunting expedition to the remote Transantarctic mountains reveals the excitement of discovery and the reality of being at the mercy of the elements. In the midst of the breathtaking yet deadly landscape, he experiences the human side of scientific endeavour, including being almost killed twice in one day and having to get on with the colleagues with whom he lived and worked in close proximity for months at a time.
Dr John Long is a palaentologist at the Western Australian Museum and is the author of a number of popular science books.
ForewordPreface: My Mountains of Madness1 A strange and hostile land2 Of heroes, rocks and fossils3 Survival training: Tekapo, New Zealand4 Arrival in Antarctica5 Antics on ice6 A very good Christmas7 Dry valleys, sand dunes and rivers8 Back to the Great White South9 Cape Evans and Cape Royds10 A flight of discovery11 On Mr Darwin's glacier12 The first worst day of my life13 Dancing on the Gorgon's head14 Up the McCleary Glacier15 A room at Fish Hotel16 The skua17 The ascent of Mt Gudmundson18 Over the Mulock Glacier19 Mt Ritchie and Deception Glacier20 Onwards to Escalade Peak21 'I'm dreaming of a white Christmas'22 On the snout of the Alligator23 Long day's journey into night24 Skating away on the thin ice of a New Year25 Working on the Portal26 At the crucible of shark evolution27 Pick-up day problems28 Base blues an
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.2000 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8photos |
| Verlagsort | Sydney |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 230 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-86508-370-4 / 1865083704 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-86508-370-4 / 9781865083704 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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