Some time ago adventurer Alastair Humphreys interviewed fellow adventurers and asked them about their favorite books in their particular field of expertise. When it came to polar adventures, Alastair chose to interview Alex Hibbert, a world-record holding arctic expedition leader and photographer. Here are Alex Hibbert’s five favorite adventure books.
1. Polar Obsession – Paul Nicklen: the Polar Regions are overwhelmingly visual places and so it is right and proper that I include a photo book from one of the best.
2. Polar Attack – Richard Weber and Misha Malakhov: a wonderfully honest and matter-of fact-account of one of the all-time great polar journeys.
3. The Worst Journey in the World – Cherry Apsley-Garrard: to some perhaps a bit heavy, but a gripping account of survival under horrific conditions in the infancy of polar travel.
4. The Horizontal Everest – Jerry Kobalenko: a perfect reminder of two things – that the Poles are a tiny, tiny part of the Polar Regions and also about the value of experience and full ‘immersion’ in the environment.
5. Give Me My Father’s Body – Kenn Harper: a harrowing account of one the most shameful episodes in early polar exploration – a must-read for those who want a deep knowledge and it is written by the ex-husband of an Eskimo lady I spent much time with last winter.
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