Travel to Polar Regions

Farthest North (The Complete Journey - Unabridged)

Format: Paperback
Author: Fridtjof Nansen
ReleaseDate: December, 2002
Publisher: Gibson Square Books Ltd
Rating:

Another Great Adventure - And a True Story

This one is in the same genre as Shackleton's Amazing Adventure
and The Last Place on Earth, both of which I really
enjoyed. If you like adventure, this one is for you.

Would be Better as a Three Book Series.
Skip the final section by Sverdrup on his return from the ice unless you have trouble sleeping at night. Skip the preparation section unless you are really interested in how many tons of coal or potatoes Nansen took along. The only part really worth reading is the tale of Nansen and his partner 'walking' home (close to home anyway) over the ice. Nansen wrote this from the comfort of his home but still has a casual attitude to this amazing 'walk'.

A remarkable story of survival
The great explorer Fridtjof Nansen left Norway in 1893 on the Fram, a ship especially designed to withstand the pressure of the frozen northern sea. If you are a fan of Arctic and Antarctic adventure stories then this is one you don't want to miss. Nansen's intention was to drift, locked in the ice, to the North Pole. Eventually, he determines that his theory of drifting to his destination will not be possible, so he and another crewman leave the ship and continue towards the Pole by dogsled. The Fram continues drifting in the ice and Nansen and his partner have no hope of returning to the ship. The story unfolds over a period of three years and you can't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happens to Nansen and the crew of the Fram.

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