Table of Contents
Prologue: That Sandwich xvii
How It All Began
Chapter 1 Born to be Brave 3
Chapter 2 Big Dreams 8
The North Pole: Expedition 1 19
Chapter 3 False Starts and Midnight Emergencies 21
Some Cool Facts About … The North Pole 33
Chapter 4 Going North 37
Climate Change in Earth's Polar Regions 55
Chapter 5 Part One Complete 59
That TEDx Talk 67
Greenland Crossing: Expedition 2 77
Chapter 6 Greenland's Warm Welcome 79
Some Cool Facts About … Greenland 85
Chapter 7 A Slow Start 87
Chapter 8 Blizzard Days 96
Chapter 9 The New Normal 109
Chapter 10 The Blur Between 124
The South Pole: Expedition 3 131
Chapter 11 Prepping in Punta 133
South Pole via Kansas Glacier Equipment List 145
Chapter 12 The First 10 Days 151
Some Cool Facts About … Antarctica 167
Chapter 13 Dreaming of a White Christmas 171
Some Cool Facts About … Saving the Planet 189
Chapter 14 Welcome to 2018 193
Chapter 15 The End of This Chapter 205
Acknowledgements 213