FURTHEST NORTH - an epic adventure rowing the Arctic to a Pole position |
Experts told Jock Wishart that his idea of rowing a boat the 1996 certified position of the Magnetic North Pole was impossible, even foolhardy. In August 2011 he proved them wrong.
He was clearly taking a risk in making the attempt, and history does not record any similar attempt to row the Arctic. However, as Rod Macrae's account of the expedition tells, climate change is altering this once ice-locked world and its millions of square miles of sea ice are melting
The Old Pulteney boat ventured into the unknown. To reach the Pole demonstrated how much is changing in this remote, deserted wilderness.
“The story, as told by Rod, is a thrilling tale of battling the elements (and polar bears) before a dramatic climax” (Dumfries and Galloway Life)
ISBN 978-09571056-0-7
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FURTHEST NORTH is a remarkable story following the Old Pulteney Row To The Pole expedition from its very beginnings through to its exhausting, dramatic, climax.
Beautifully illustrated with the photographs taken by the crew during the expedition, this is a fascinating, factual book about a unique polar and maritime adventure.
Links: www.rowtothepole.com ; Mark Beaumont's BBC blog - Rowing The Arctic
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rod Macrae worked as a TV News Correspondent, Producer and journalist before specialising in environmental issues - first as Communications Director at Greenpeace International, and more recently, with several Arctic expeditions.
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