Great Story. Not many as good as this.
Really recommend this book. Made me believe anything is possible.
Every part of my body ached. There were days when I questioned my sanity, when failure seemed possible, when there was nothing to look forward to but more snow, ice and wind. I had been in this dark place before, on operations in hellholes around the world. At least this time, no one was shooting at me . . .
Captain Louis Rudd is the first Briton, and one of only two men ever, to have completed a solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica. In 2018, he pulled a 130kg sledge laden with his supplies for 925 miles, battling 60mph gales and temperatures of minus thirty degrees Celsius.
The skills required to survive alone in the most hostile environment on earth were forged during a three-decade military career, most of it spent in the SAS. Operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Northern Ireland and Kosovo taught Louis how to think calmly in extreme danger, how to deal with pain and isolation, how to keep going when all he wanted to do was stop.
In this gripping book, he takes us from joining the Royal Marines to passing the SAS selection course at only 22, from his first polar expedition with Lt Colonel Henry Worsley, when he fell in love with Antarctica, to his death-defying solo journey and the physical and mental battles he fought every day.
With edge-of-the-seat storytelling, this is an extraordinary account of endurance and adventure by an inspirational man.
AUTHOR: Captain Louis Rudd has served as an SAS soldier for twenty-five years, serving in military campaigns in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. He has taken part in four polar expeditions, and in 2018 made history as the first Briton ever to complete a solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica. Endurance is his first book.
Really recommend this book. Made me believe anything is possible.