by Jimmy Chin
First published 2022
Sebastian Copeland straps on his skis and prepares for another day hauling his sled across endless white expanses. He and his expedition partner face forty-three days alone on the Greenland ice sheet with no outside support. The wind catches their kites as they cover impossible distances, breaking the world record by traveling 370 miles in a single day. Their success leads them to an even more ambitious goal: the first east-to-west crossing of Antarctica by skis and kites. Over eighty-four days, they traverse 2,500 miles via two poles, setting three more world records. Copeland captures the stark beauty of these remote places through his camera lens, but he also witnesses the changes brought by warming temperatures. His journey becomes more than personal achievement as he documents landscapes that may disappear, driven by the knowledge that these polar regions serve as early warning systems for our changing planet.
Genres: nature, adventure, environment, non-fiction, biography-memoir, climate-change
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: adventure, exploration, personal-journey
Setting: Antarctica, Greenland
208 pages · Hardcover · Rizzoli