The Modern Explorers -

The Modern Explorers

Epic Journeys to the Ends of the World
Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2021
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-29632-5 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
Nearly forty thrilling, first-hand accounts by men and women who are the modern heirs of the great explorers of previous ages.
Exploration has never been more popular and any idea that there is nowhere left to explore is instantly disproved by the contemporary explorers who are showcased here. Most of the accounts are written by the explorers themselves, and they all vividly describe challenging and extraordinary expeditions to some of the remotest parts of the world, in extremes of temperature and aridity, often alone and on the edge of danger. Some of these explorers are very experienced and are already celebrated worldwide, others are young and less well known and just starting to make their mark; all are driven by ambition, aspiration and passion.

With 25 illustrations

Robin Hanbury-Tenison is a well-known explorer, author, film-maker, conservationist and campaigner. A veteran of over forty expeditions, he is a leading member of the Royal Geographical Society and Survival International. His books include The Seventy Great Journeys in History and, as editor, The Oxford Book of Exploration. Robert Twigger is the author of numerous books, including Angry White Pyjamas, Big Snake, Voyageur and Lost Oasis.

Introduction: An Alliance with Adventure
Polar: Ran Fiennes; Liv Arnesen; Borge Ousland; Pen Hadow; Mikael Strandberg
Desert: Michael Asher; Jon Muir; John Hare; Arita Baaijens; Robert Twigger; Bruno Baumann
Rainforest: Ghillean Prance; Sydney Possuelo; J. Michael Fay; Wade Davis; Meg Lowman; Martin Holland
Mountain: Stephen Venables; Chris Bonington; Rebecca Stephens; Haraldur Sigurdsson; Karen Darke
Ocean: Tim Severin; Henk de Velde; Jeff Macinnis; Jon Turk; Jason Lewis
River: John Blashford-Snell; Robin Hanbury-Tenison; Lorenzo and Mirella Ricciardi; Wong How Man; Michel Peissel
Under Sea, Under Land: George Bass; Andy Eavis; Jean-Francois Pernette
Lost Worlds: Mark Norell; Tahir Shah; Franck Goddio; Johan Reinhard

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 280 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Reisen Reiseberichte
ISBN-10 0-500-29632-4 / 0500296324
ISBN-13 978-0-500-29632-5 / 9780500296325
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