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Index
Cover
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Kon-Tiki – Thor Heyerdahl's raft voyage across the Pacific
Chapter 2: The Man Who Raced Himself – Francis Chichester's single-handed circumnavigation
Chapter 3: Golden Globe – The contest to be first non-stop round the world single-handed
Chapter 4: Ice Bird – David Lewis sails round Antarctica
Chapter 5: The Empty Quarter – Wilfred Thesiger's travels in Southern Arabia
Chapter 6: The Blue Nile – Two very different expeditions
Chapter 7: Annapurna: the First 8,000 – Maurice Herzog's French expedition to the North Face
Chapter 8: The Challenge of Everest – The first ascent, led by John Hunt
Chapter 9: Annapurna: South Face – Big wall climbing in the Himalaya
Chapter 10: Diamir: Messner on Nanga Parbat – The first complete solo ascent of an 8,000-metre peak
Chapter 11: A Vertical Desert – The challenge of El Capitan
Chapter 12: Changabang – Triumph and tragedy on Changabang's North Face
Chapter 13: The crossing of Antarctica – Fuchs, Hillary and the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Chapter 14: The Longest Polar Journey – Wally Herbert's team cross the Arctic Ocean
Chapter 15: The Last Great First: Round the world non-stop by balloon
Chapter 16: Round the World – The first circumnavigation of the world by Microlight
Chapter 17: Dead Man's Handshake – The linking of Kingsdale Master Cave and Keld Head
Conclusion
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Author’s Note
Photographs
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