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Pole To Pole
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'Home seems impossibly far away as we step out onto a rough base of ice and snow. The temperature is -25°C. This is considered warm . . .' Michael Palin's journey from North to South Pole sees him tackling Arctic ice floes, scaling Sudanese sand dunes,...
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'Home seems impossibly far away as we step out onto a rough base of ice and snow. The temperature is -25°C. This is considered warm . . .'
Michael Palin's journey from North to South Pole sees him tackling Arctic ice floes, scaling Sudanese sand dunes, and white-water rafting on the Zambezi. Pole to Pole chronicles this awe-inspiring overland adventure by train, truck, bike, and Ski-Doo as Michael races against time to finally stand in Scott's shoes in the Land of the Midnight Sun.
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ISBN: 9781474625821
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Illustration: 60
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, two novels (Hemingway's Chair and The Truth), three volumes of diaries, Erebus, the Story of a Ship and Great Uncle Harry. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London.
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