Skiing into the bright open : my solo journey to the South Pole

Skiing into the bright open My solo journey to the South Pole

Liv Arnesen

Book - 2021

"The first woman to ski solo to the South Pole tells the story of what it took to get there"--

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Subjects
Arnesen, Liv > Travel > South Pole.
Skiers > Norway > Biography.
Skis and skiing > Antarctica.
Antarctica > Description and travel.
Autobiographies.
Genres
Autobiographies
Published
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press [2021]
Language
English
Norwegian
Main Author
Liv Arnesen (author)
Item Description
"Norwegian edition published in 1995 as Snille piker går ikke til Sydpolen"--Title page verso.
Physical Description
191 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781517911492
  • Foreword
  • Prologue
  • Map of Route to the South Pole
  • Fruit Is Best Enjoyed When Ripe
  • Ski Touring between the Covers of a Book
  • Finding My Own Way
  • A First Test in Greenland
  • Skiing against the Tide
  • My Provocative Announcement
  • Hardening Myself in the Himalayas
  • "Have You Ever Hauled a Sled, My Dear?"
  • Training with Tires and Pavarotti
  • The Earthquake
  • You Can Achieve What You Want
  • From the Cold North to the Freezing South
  • Steak and Red Wine in Chile-and We're Off
  • Alone at Last
  • Wind, Weather, and Proper Clothing
  • I'm Enjoying Myself!
  • Message No. 6: "Finish South Pole"
  • And the Satellites Keep Orbiting
  • A Quiet Toast Halfway
  • I Own a Country of the Heart That No One Else Can Touch
  • High Sastrugi and Deep Crevasses
  • "Silent Night, Holy Night"
  • Gourmet Lunch and Champagne
  • Back to Civilization
  • What Next?
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Metric to Standard Conversions
  • Expedition Log
  • Menu
  • Equipment List
  • Explorers to the South Pole

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