ROWING THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE - Adventure, Fear, and Awe in a Rising Sea

Four men in a rowboat make an historic attempt on the Northwest Passage to focus global attention on an environmental catastrophe.

About the author

Kevin Vallely is an architect, adventurer and happily married father of two. He is a member of the Explorer's Club and was an Explorer's Club Flag recipient. In 2009 he and two teammates broke the world record for the fastest unsupported trek from the edge of the Antarctic continent to the Geographic South Pole.

Summary

Adventure Fear and Awe in a Rising Sea. Riveting adventure memoir that also explores the very real impact climate change is having on the extreme North of the planet and the people who live there

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Vallely
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781771641340
• ISBN: 978-1-77164-134-0
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Illustrations: Color photos throughout
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Travel > Sports and active travel > World, Arctic, Antarctic; NATURE / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Adventure holidays, SPORTS & RECREATION / Extreme Sports, Extreme Sports, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, Rowing, Travel guides: adventure holidays, Polar regions, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Rowing and sculling, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Rowing