Misadventures in a White Desert by Patrick Woodhead

Misadventures in a White Desert by Patrick Woodhead

This is the story of how Patrick Woodhead and a couple of friends set out on an incredible expedition to reach the South Pole. Exactly 100 years on from Scott and Shackleton's ill-fated attempt, Patrick - who has explored unclimbed mountains in Central Asia, run ultra-marathons in the midnight sun and deeply offended several rhinos in Namibia - travelled 1100km into the forbidding interior of Antarctica and in doing so became part of the youngest and fastest team to ever reach 90 degrees South. And all with the help of some very large kites. Following this extraordinary expedition, from its birth (in a west London pub), through the organization, intense preparations, grueling journey and all-important beard-growing competition. Told with candour and plenty of dry humour, this is the inside story of a groundbreaking expedition - and a funny tale of some young guys struggling to keep it together against the odds. Sport at its most extreme, modern exploration at its most determined, human endurance at its very limits and also just some friends following in the footsteps of their heroes - Patrick and his team's story will take you with them all the way into the white desert.

A boys' own tale of crevasses, frostbite and friendship..a funny and gripping account of their record-breaking adventure. - Observer

Woodhead succeeds in vividly and affectionately evoking Antarctica in this consistently gripping and energetic book. - Observer

Patrick Woodhead tell this tale with enormous wit and charm. - Daily Express

Woodhead is a likable and self-deprecating guide. - Guardian

Patrick Woodhead is a freelance television producer from South London. He has worked on rhino conservation projects in Namibia and has launched climbing expeditions in Kryzygstan and the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

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ISBN 13	9780340828106
ISBN 10	0340828102
Title	Misadventures in a White Desert
Author	Patrick Woodhead
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2004-01-19
Number of pages	352
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