Great explorers are known for their hard-earned skills and
meticulously honed character traits which have made their astonishing
endeavours possible. Valuable lessons are waiting to be learned from the
feats attained by the most revered names in exploration - from legendary
adventurers such as Ernest Shackleton to lesser-known figures such as
Junko Tabei.
Life Lessons from Explorers collects 15 of the most highly prized traits
shared by those who have scaled mountains and traversed tundras,
proposing how these could be applied to your own life, whether you are
crossing Antarctica or battling a mental obstacle. Compelling accounts
of the life and times of celebrated explorers, highlighting when they
have displayed these traits are accompanied by remarkable images of the
people who have travelled to the ends of the Earth, and the places they
discovered.