At the Mercy of the Winds: Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole: A Modern Hero and a Victorian Romance

Hempleman-Adams, David, with Robert Uhlig

ISBN 10: 0553813633 / ISBN 13: 9780553813630

Published by Bantam Books, London, 2002

About this Item

First Bantam trade paperback printing, full number line. Signed by the author on the title page: "David Hempleman-Adams." The book is unmarked; the spine is slightly cocked but uncreased; the top front corner of the spine is bumped; minor rippling to the pages; sleeve protected.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: At the Mercy of the Winds: Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole: A Modern Hero and a Victorian Romance
• Publisher: Bantam Books, London
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553813633
• ISBN 13: 9780553813630
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good +
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

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.