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Race to the Pole by James Cracknell; Ben Fogle is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

What is Race to the Pole about?

New Year`s Day, 2009. Somewhere on the bottom of the world, six teams of adventurers and explorers have gathered to race one another, on foot, to the South Pole. It is the first time that anyone has undertaken such a race in almost a hundred years; the first time since the great Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, beat Captain Scott to the same goal in 1911. The stakes are high, as double-Olympic Gold-winning medallist James Cracknell and TV presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle must contend with hidden crevasses, frostbite and the favourites to a team of teak-hard former soldiers from Norway, trained in Arctic warfare. Temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius lie in store for the teams as they attempt to ski across 800 kilometres of unforgiving, icy wilderness, pulling behind them sledges laden with equipment, tents and food. Race to the Pole is a rip-roaring `boy`s own` adventure packed with excitement, humour and even a few tears. But with just a few months to learn to cross-country ski before the start, and with national pride at stake, can Ben and James re-write history and beat the Norwegians?

Who reads Race to the Pole?

Author

James Cracknell; Ben Fogle

Publisher

Macmillan : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution (MDL)

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780230744110

Category

reference

Rating

4.06 / 5 (138 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14