Polar Explorer

Polar Explorer

by Jade Hameister
Polar Explorer

Polar Explorer

by Jade Hameister

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Overview

Polar Explorer is an inspiring and empowering story by sixteen-year-old Jade Hameister, chronicling her feat of being the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick...

From her first trip to Everest Base Camp as a young woman, Jade Hameister knew what she wanted to achieve - the impossible.

Jade began her quest to complete the Polar Hat Trick in April 2016 when she was fourteen. She became the youngest person to ski to the North Pole from anywhere outside the last degree - the point where most people begin - and was named Australian Geographic Society’s Young Adventurer of the Year. But that was just the beginning. In June of 2017, she became the youngest woman to complete the crossing of Greenland, the second largest ice cap on the planet. On January 11, 2018, she arrived at the South Pole after an epic 37 day journey through Antarctica, becoming the youngest person to ski to both Poles and the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick.

This book will motivate and encourage young people to follow their dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781250317681
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Publication date: 04/02/2019
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile: 1120L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jade Hameister is a 16-year-old student from Melbourne, Australia who loves being active and the outdoors. In addition to her polar feats, Jade has delivered a TEDx Talk in August 2016 and in early 2017, and she's appeared on "The Today Show" with Megyn Kelly. Jade is passionate about shifting the focus for young women from how they appear to the possibilities of what they can do and also about raising awareness about the impact of climate change on the Earth's beautiful and fragile polar regions.

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

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