Ed Stafford Bücher

Der bekannte Abenteurer Ed Stafford stellt ausführlich 22 Abenteuertouren sowie in Kurzform weitere 80 Survival-Trips vor. Die Touren sind durchweg nichts für Menschen mit schwachen Nerven und setzen Sportlichkeit und Bereitschaft zum Risiko voraus. Dazu gehören Lang-Distance-Wanderungen, extreme Bergtouren, Tieftauchgänge, Wildwasser-Rafting, Safaris zu Fuß, Überleben auf einsamen Inseln, Ultra-Marathons, Eisschwimmen u. a. Ergänzt werden seine Survival-Abenteuer mit vielen praktischen Tipps.

A unique and fascinating examination of 25 great explorers through the vital kit they took with them on their iconic expeditions, all brought to life by commissioned illustrations and archive photography.

âe~I stood on the beach truly alone for the first time. I would not see another person for sixty days. I was on an uninhabited tropical island and I had nothing with me to help me survive. No food, no equipment, no knife and not even any clothes. All I had was my camera kit so that I could intimately record my self-inflicted sentence.âe(tm) What if you were abandoned on a tropical island with no food or water, no basic equipment, not even a knife, and no clothes âe" could you survive? Extreme adventurer Ed Stafford isnâe(tm)t sure, but heâe(tm)s about to find out as he pushes himself to the limit in this gripping and inspirational test of human survival. For sixty days, with only his explorerâe(tm)s instinct and a video camera to record his experiences, Ed faces the ultimate feat of physical and mental endurance. He confronts blazing heat and brutal loneliness; eats snails to escape starvation and battles illness, dehydration and fatigue in what is his most dangerous, and at times life-threatening, challenge to date. This epic story of survival, full of exhilarating highs and devastating lows, is told with raw emotion and captivating honesty. This book will leave you amazed and exhausted.

"A riveting account of one man's history-making journey along the entire length of the Amazon--and through the most bio-diverse habitat on Earth. In April 2008, Ed Stafford set off to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the Amazon. He started on the Pacific coast of Peru, crossed the Andes Mountain range to find the official source of the river. His journey lead on through parts of Colombia and right across Brazil; all while outwitting dangerous animals, machete wielding indigenous people as well as negotiating injuries, weather and his own fears and doubts. Yet, Stafford was undeterred. On his grueling 860-day, 4,000-plus mile journey, Stafford witnessed the devastation of deforestation firsthand, the pressure on tribes due to loss of habitats as well as nature in its true-raw form." -- Publisher's description.