Erling Kagge

The secrets to a good life drawn from the extreme experiences of a seasoned explorer. Surviving extreme conditions can teach us to lead a fulfilled life. No one knows this better than Erling Kagge, who was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's poles by foot—the North, the South, and the summit of Everest. In The...

The epic, multi-millennia story of humanity's obsession with the North Pole, from Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge who travelled there in 1990. Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six whole months before setting, plunging the expanse of...

From the Norwegian explorer, a stunning meditation on the power of silence and how to shut out the world. Behind a cacophony of traffic noise, iPhone alerts and our ever-spinning thoughts, an elusive notion—silence—lies in wait. But what really is silence? Where can it be found? And why is it more important now than ever? Erling Kagge, the Norwegian adventurer...

The epic, multi-millennia story of humanity's obsession with the North Pole, from Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge who travelled there in 1990 'Extraordinary . . . an elegant travel account, a learned history and a psychological thriller wrapped in one' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'Erling Kagge is a deeply thoughtful writer . . . The North Pole proves to be the perfect subject...

A joyful ode to the enormous benefits of this most simple of activities, from one of the world's greatest explorers. From the bestselling author of Silence comes an illuminating examination of the joy of walking. From those perilous first steps as a toddler, to great expeditions, from walking to work to trekking to the North Pole, Erling Kagge explains that...