Breathe - Life Lessons From the Edge of the World

Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.

Mollie Hughes has explored some of the wildest environments on earth, from the top of Mount Everest to the vast frozen continent of Antarctica, where at the age of 29 she skied solo from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole in a journey of over 700 miles through storm-force winds, eight-day whiteouts and temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius. With reference to her all-extreme experiences, and backed with psychological research,

Breathe encompasses tales of bravery, risk and pressure on an epic scale and expertly turns them into valuable lessons that can be applied to more everyday challenges. In doing so, Mollie shows how we can unlock our potential, regulate emotion, overcome fear, cope with psychological pressure and understand the importance of silence and headspace in our mental wellbeing.

About the author

Mollie Hughes is a world record-breaking adventurer, mountaineer, polar explorer and international motivational speaker. In 2017 she broke the world record for becoming the youngest woman to climb both sides of Mount Everest and in 2020 became the youngest woman to ski solo to the South Pole. In December 2020 she was the first woman to become president of Scouts Scotland.

Product details

• Authors: Mollie Hughes
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 05.03.2026
• EAN: 9781780279619
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-961-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Mount Everest, TRAVEL / General, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Walking, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Walking, hiking, trekking, Adventure holidays, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Extreme Sports, Antarctica, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering, Extreme Sports, Travel & holiday, Water sports & recreations, Travel guides: adventure holidays, Travel and holiday, Climbing and mountaineering, Biography: adventurers and explorers, Himalayas, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / General, Water sports and recreations