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Title: At the Mercy of the Wind : Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole: a Modern Hero and a Victorian Romance
Publisher: Bantam Press
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0553813633
ISBN 13: 9780553813630
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Weight: 0.584 pounds

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The incredible story of the first man to fly to the North Pole -- by balloon.

On May 28, 2000, explorer David Hempleman-Adams took off from Spitzbergen, Norway, on his record-breaking flight to the North Pole. He knew that if he survived the week ahead, he would be the first man ever to have reached the North Pole by balloon. His trip was in homage to three Swedes : Andree, Strindberg and Frankel who, in 1896 set off for the Pole in their hot-air balloon. But the Swedish explorers had been brought down by freezing fog and perished on the ice cap without reaching their goal. In this ultimate adventure book, Hempleman-Adams tells the extraordinary stories of both journeys.

David Hempleman-Adams is a businessman by profession but an adventurer by preference. He is the first person
to complete the explorers’ Grand Slam, a challenge that saw him scale the highest mountain in each of the seven
continents, including Everest.

About the Author

Robert Uhlig is the Technology Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph.

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