{"product_id":"near-death-in-the-arctic-true-stories-of-disaster-and-survival-paperback","title":"Near Death in the Arctic: True Stories of Disaster and Survival - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecil Kuhne\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The fine snow choked his eyes, ears, and throat, and he did not hear his own smothered death cry. Down in cold blackness, 150 feet down, his falling body smashed into a projecting ledge of ironclad ice. With the shattered remains of his sledge, with the doomed dogs, Belgrave Ninnis plunged deeper and deeper into the abyss.\" --Lennard Bickel's \u003ci\u003eMawson's Will\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003cb\u003eNear Death in the Arctic\u003c\/b\u003e, editor Cecil Kuhne gathers astonishing tales of man versus nature, all set against the bleakly beautiful backdrop of the poles of the earth. On foot, by ship, or by dog-powered sledge, these adventurers brave the most savage and desolate environment on earth, their instinct for self-preservation and survival exceeded only by their desire for excitement and discovery. Also featuring: Captain Roald Amundsen's \u003ci\u003eThe South Pole\u003c\/i\u003e--The heart-pounding story of Amundsen's race to be the first man to reach both Poles despite driving snow, exhausted dogs, and towering glaciers. Ernest Shackleton's \u003ci\u003eSouth\u003c\/i\u003e--A riveting memoir of the doomed \u003ci\u003eEndurance\u003c\/i\u003e, which became trapped in dangerous pack ice that eventually tore the ship apart.Mike Stroud's \u003ci\u003eShadows on the Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e--The unbelievable account of a two-man, ninety-day trek across the Antarctic continent through temperatures as low as minus eighty-five degrees Celsius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecil Kuhne is the editor of two previous anthologies on adventure travel, \u003cb\u003eOn the Edge\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Armchair Paddler\u003c\/b\u003e. A former whitewater rafting guide, he has also written nine books about rafting, kayaking, and canoeing. He lives in Dallas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377879310643,"sku":"9780307279378","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/7mN9htxonp9780307279378.webp?v=1779330344","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/near-death-in-the-arctic-true-stories-of-disaster-and-survival-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}