The Modern Explorers
Published on 9. September 2013
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-500-51684-3 (ISBN)
Description
Exploration has never been more popular and any idea that there is nowhere left to explore is instantly disproved by the contemporary explorers who are showcased here. Most of the accounts are written by the explorers themselves, and they all vividly describe challenging and extraordinary expeditions to some of the remotest parts of the world, in extremes of temperature and aridity, often alone and on the edge of danger. Some of these explorers are very experienced and are already celebrated worldwide, others are young and less well known and just starting to make their mark; all are driven by ambition, aspiration and passion.
Reviews / Votes
'Breathtaking accounts of expeditions from almost 40 contemporary explorers' - Adventure Travel MagazineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
12 Illustrations, black and white; 256 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 186 mm
Weight
1320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-51684-3 (9780500516843)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Robin Hanbury-Tenison is a well-known explorer, author, film-maker, conservationist and campaigner. A veteran of over forty expeditions, he is a leading member of the Royal Geographical Society and Survival International. His books include The Seventy Great Journeys in History and, as editor, The Oxford Book of Exploration.
Content
Introduction: An Alliance with Adventure * Polar: Ran Fiennes; Liv Arnesen; Borge Ousland; Pen Hadow; Mikael Strandberg * Desert: Michael Asher; Jon Muir; John Hare; Arita Baaijens; Robert Twigger; Bruno Baumann * Rainforest: Ghillean Prance; Sydney Possuelo; J. Michael Fay; Wade Davis; Meg Lowman; Martin Holland * Mountain: Stephen Venables; Chris Bonington; Rebecca Stephens; Haraldur Sigurdsson; Karen Darke * Ocean: Tim Severin; Henk de Velde; Jeff Macinnis; Jon Turk; Jason Lewis * River: John Blashford-Snell; Robin Hanbury-Tenison; Lorenzo and Mirella Ricciardi; Wong How Man; Michel Peissel * Under Sea, Under Land: George Bass; Andy Eavis; Jean-Francois Pernette * Lost Worlds: Mark Norell; Tahir Shah; Franck Goddio; Johan Reinhard