Publication date UK format 6/7/21 book 262 pages
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Synopsis
What does it take to survive in the unknown?
Explorer and survival expert, Ed Stafford captures the spirit of adventure in 25 of the greatest expeditions of all time.
From 1864-2018, intrepid explorers blazed a trail with round-the-world records, the ascent of Everest, crossing the Australian desert by camel and kayaking the North Atlantic Ocean. They conquered mountains, deserts, jungles and seas venturing into the most remote and inhospitable climes on the planet.
Peeking inside each kit bag (including his own), Ed Stafford reveals how the great explorers achieved their awe-inspiring missions to find out more about our world, and how the equipment they carried with them determined the success or failure of their expedition.
Ed Stafford is a British explorer and the face of survival on the Discovery Channel. He holds the Guinness World Record for being the first person ever to walk the length of the Amazon River.
‘Walking from the Pacific, over the Andes and along the entire length of the Amazon to the Atlantic is truly extraordinary ... To do all this in more than 800 continuous days with just a backpack puts Stafford's endeavour in the top league of expeditions past and present.’
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
EPIC EXPEDITIONS was first published as an illustrated, large format hardback under the title EXPEDITIONS UNPACKED: What the Great Explorers Took into the Unknown. This new paperback edition includes a black and white photograph of each explorer and a black and white illustration of their kit.
My Review
This was a fantastic book that had me so engrossed from the very start. The book goes through 25 very amazing journeys across unknown or uncharted territories.
It starts with a list of items that each person took with them. Then explains what happens on their journeys. It flowed fantastically. The author wrote with a very fascinating , insightful ,and easy to flow style. I could of read this book forever it just kept my interest throughout. This book is a brilliant page turner that I just couldn't put down. I had to finish it in one sitting which ment I had one very late night. I just wanted to know how these fascinating expeditions would end as there was some edge of your seat or shocking endings. My favourite was a woman who wanted to travel the world in 80 days but wasn't taken serious. I won't give more than that away but it was brilliant. The book included a short insight into the author own travels along the Amazon River from source to mouth. There was certainly some very scary moments.
Only the highest of praise goes out to the author and publishers for bringing us this absolutely wonderful book of human endurance. I will definitely be looking out for more books by this fantastic author.
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