Philosophy for Polar Explorers: An Adventurer’s Guide to Surviving Winter - Hardcover

Kagge, Erling

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 024140486X ISBN 13: 9780241404867

Publisher: Viking, 2019

Synopsis

The secret to a good life, seen from the ice, is to keep your joys simple.

'Erling Kagge transforms and consoles us' Alain de Botton
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Erling Kagge was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's poles by foot - the North, the South, and the summit of Everest. In Philosophy for Polar Explorers he brings together all that he has learned from the expeditions that have taken him to the limits of the Earth, and of human endurance.

In sixteen lyrical meditations - from training yourself in optimism and conquering self-doubt, to learning how to find focus and comfort in solitude - Erling Kagge reveals what survival in the most extreme conditions can teach us about how to lead a meaningful life. Wherever we may be headed.
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'As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted' Sir Ranulph Fiennes

'Erling Kagge is a philosophical adventurer - or perhaps an adventurous philosopher' The New York Times

'An author for our noisy times, full of a rare and deeply redemptive languor and perspective' Alain de Botton

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Review:

As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted (Sir Ranulph Fiennes)

Drawing on the experiences of Kagge's extraordinary life in wild places, this is a book of great concentration (Robert Macfarlane)

About the Author:

Erling Kagge is a Norwegian explorer who was the first in history to reach the 'three poles' - North, South and the summit of Everest. He now lives in Oslo where he runs a publishing house. He is the author of multiple books, including Silence, which is published in 38 languages, and Walking.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 024140486X
• ISBN 13: 9780241404867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208