Antarctic tears : determination, adversity, and the pursuit of a dream at the bottom of the world

#1 Bestseller on Amazon.com (June 2015 in Skiing) Fans of Jon Krakauer, Cheryl Strayed, and Alfred Lansing will love this book. A single American marches across the icy wastelands of Antarctica. He eats two sticks of butter a day to survive. Aaron Linsdau planned an extraordinary feat. He wanted to become the first American to boldly ski to the South Pole and back alone. Others have nearly died trying this insane trek. This sensational journey covers a brutal 1,400 miles. It is always sub-zero on the Antarctic plateau. He faced headwinds and storms every day in this alien landscape. History conspired against him. Disease took over his body. Hallucinations filled his mind. The treacherous continent conspired to kill him in every way imaginable. Will Aaron have the wits, courage, and resourcefulness to struggle alone for three months to achieve his daring dream? Get your copy of this survival story today. The Author of: Adventure Expedition One, #1 Bestseller on Amazon (Feb 2019) Lost at Windy Corner 2024 Total Eclipse Guide Series "He had a plan. It was to do something no other American had ever accomplished. Aaron Linsdau wanted to become the first to ski from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back without aid or support. And, he wanted to do this alone. The journey covers over 1,400 miles through the most forbidding frozen terrain on the planet. The temperature is always below zero and gale force winds routinely roar across the ice. The polar plateau is devoid of life. There are no plants, animals, insects or anything else. It provides no shelter, no protection, and is unforgiving of the most minor mistakes. Previous expeditions have lost tents, helplessly swatching them blow over the horizon. Many explorers have quit or been rescued. What began as a brave adventure into the unknown turned into a battle for survival. In this compelling narrative, Linsdau brings the reader to Antarctica, sharing the experience of surviving incredible storms, skiing blind through whiteouts, crossing invisible crevasses, and skirting disaster. The air is cold enough to freeze water in seconds and cause frostbite in minutes. Only outer space is less hospitable. Driven by passion, he sacrifices nearly everything to make his dream come true. This is a story about personal discovery, testing the limits of human endurance, total dedication to achieving a goal, and never giving up even when both body and equipment fail."--Cover