Pole survivor

“In a moment of hurriedness, a feverishnes which isn’t like me at all, I make a false move which could have been fatal… Making a mistake is not an option in the life that has been mine for the last thirty years. This time, such carelessness could have been the

end of me. The frailness of the snow crust seems
to be screaming out : “how dare you think yourself stronger than me !” It reminds me that it is never Nature that lays traps for men, but rather men who, in their arrogance, sometimes fail to take the right precautions. Perhaps I deserve to die, just for this… But I’ve always preferred revolt to resignation.”

Mike Horn’s odyssea, Pole2Pole, took him from North to South Pole with no motor vehicle involved. This expedition turned out to be the most challenging of his adventurous life, with natural dangers made worse by the repercussions of climate change.

From this extreme experience, Mike Horn has drawn an engrossing and inspiring account. Pole survivor is a lesson in willpower and the spiritual force that enabled him, at all times, whatevers the odds, to keep pushing forward. It reminds us that motivation and discipline are enough to face and cross mountains, rather than move them.