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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Antarctic Expedition by Anita Ganeri
Category: Education | Series: Endurance
In October 1914, the explorer, Ernest Shakleton and a team of men, set out on the ship, Endurance, to cross Antarctica via the South Pole. A few months into their voyage, the ship became trapped in ice, eventually sinking. With little hope of rescue, Shakleton's crew lived on the ice, enduring freezing ...Show more
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits to Climb the Dawn Wall by Tommy Caldwell
Category: Sport | Series: Endurance, Risk & Going Beyond Limits - Mountains
A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan.On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell, along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is widely regarded as the hardest climb in history Yosemite's nearly ver ...Show more
The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance by Adharanand Finn
Category: Sport | Series: Human Endurance
Marathons are no longer enough. Pain is to be relished, not avoided. Hallucinations are normal. Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now one of the fastest-growing in the world. Why is this? Is it an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern ill ...Show more
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