Conquering the Impossible My 12,000-mile Journey Around the Arctic Circle

"In August 2002, Mike Horn set out on a mission that bordered on the impossible: to travel 12,000 miles around the globe at the Arctic Circle - alone, against all prevailing winds and currents, and without motorized transportation." "Conquering the Impossible is the account of Horn's grueling twenty-seven-month expedition by foot, ski, mountain bike, kayak, catamaran, and monohull sailboat through extreme conditions that nearly cost him his life. Enduring temperatures colder than seventy-five degrees below zero Fahrenheit, Horn battled hazards including trekking on unstable ice that plunged him into frigid waters, encounters with polar bears so close he felt their breath on his face, severe frostbite in his fingers, and a fire that destroyed all of his equipment and nearly burned him alive." "From the hair-raising dangers that Horn faced alone in the vast tundra to his amusing and inspiring encounters with the hardy inhabitants of the remotest corners of the earth, this adrenaline-filled tale chronicles one man's unrelenting desire to push the limits of what is humanly possible."--BOOK JACKET.Horn, Mike is the author of 'Conquering the Impossible My 12,000-mile Journey Around the Arctic Circle', published 2007 under ISBN 9780312362621 and ISBN 0312362625.