Truly unbelievable what these people did. When you consider you can't even leave the house without your mobile phone these people went through the Antartic without even a radio. The author should be congratulated for how well he has researched and relayed the experiences and stories of the voyage. The pace is gripping and the tempo excellent. Some of their achievements are so epic, it is almost impossible to put into words but the author still manages to convey a sense of the challenges overcome and the hardship involved. They don't make them like this anymore.

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