The Crossing of Antarctica: Original Photographs from the Epic Journey that Fulfilled Shackleton's Dream - Hardcover

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The first successful crossing of the Antarctic continent was completed in 1957-58 by a British and Commonwealth expedition led by Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary. Like Shackleton's journey four decades earlier, the mission produced spectacular photographs, this time by George Lowe, recording the men and their 'sno-cat' vehicles in the icy landscape. Led by these images, some in colour, this book tells the story of the expedition, with contributions and reflections on Antarctica by leading polar experts including Ranulph Fiennes.

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It's a wonderful thing that George Lowe's words and pictures have been brought together for posterity. --Giles Whittell, The Times Magazine

Lowe's writing has an unshowy immediacy to it ... an impressive achievement, and The Crossing of Antarctica is the most vivid way of reliving it, short of mounting a Trans-Antarctic expedition of your own. --Roger Cox, The Scotsman

A hundred years after Shackleton set out to traverse the great white continent, this beautifully produced volume celebrates those who succeeded where he failed. --Daily Telegraph

The fascinating pictures give an eye-opening look into life of the world's harshest climates. --dailymail.co.uk

A great impresario of modern-day polar publishing. --Times Literary Supplement

Outstanding photographs of the redoubtable George Lowe ... a fine memorial to a remarkable explorer ... Lowe's powerful portraits of his colleagues and rare images of private moments during the crossing also provide a fascinating insight into the personal side of exploration. --Geographical

Every so often ... a book breaks through the ice crust, and 'The Crossing of Antarctica' is one of these. This wonderful volume is a photographic record of the 1957-8 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ... the pictures have been reproduced excellently. --Literary Review

I, for one, am thankful that these stories and photos have been discovered and published ... if thoughts lurk in your mind of a life less ordinary, buy this book, read it, then see how far the rabbit hole goes. --Ernest Journal

Lowe's photographs offer a humanizing look at the since-deified explorers, depicting their beards of ice and feasts of tinned vegetables for Christmas dinner ... gives readers a visceral sense of just how raw and brutal the conditions were. --Fast Company

Glossy and weighty. --The Great Outdoors
About the Author:
George Lowe is a New Zealand-born mountaineer, explorer, film director and educator. Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian of exploration with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He was formerly Curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, and the National Maritime Museum, London. His books include The Conquest of Everest (winner of the History Award at the Banff Mountain Festival), The Crossing of Antarctica and Across the Arctic Ocean. He is the author, with Kari Herbert, of the bestseller Explorers' Sketchbooks.

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  • PublisherThames and Hudson Ltd
  • Publication date2014
  • ISBN 10 0500252025
  • ISBN 13 9780500252024
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages240
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