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No Horizon Is So Far: Two Women and Their Historic Journey Across Antarctica Paperback

by Liv Arnesen (Author)
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At ages 45 and 47, two former schoolteachers set out to become the first women to cross Antarctica on foot. American Ann Bancroft and Norwegian Liv Arnesen would walk, ski, and ski-sail for nearly three months in temperatures as low as -35F, towing 250-pound supply sledges across two thousand miles of crevasse-ridden ice while connecting with millions of schoolchildren via Web site transmissions and satellite phone calls.

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In February 2001, Bancroft and Arnesen, "total stranger[s]," became the first women to cross Antarctica on foot. The women-Bancroft, 48, of Minnesota, was the first woman to cross the ice to both the North and South Poles; Arnesen, 50, an Oslo resident, was the first woman to ski solo to the South Pole-met in 1998 and set to work finding corporate sponsors and undergoing intensive physical training. International educators and millions of students in 116 countries participated in an online curriculum as the two ex-schoolteachers, inspired by Shackleton and other explorers, began their grueling 2,300-mile journey in mid-November 2000. They walked, skied and ice-sailed through bitter cold (temperatures sank as low as -35 degrees Farenheit) while hauling 250-pound fiberglass sledges filled with food, medications and electronic equipment, including handheld GPS units and a laptop. Along the way, they did regularly scheduled satellite phone interviews with CNN. Their high-tech trek turned into a physical and emotional ordeal as they survived injuries, blizzards, accidents and anxious moments, crossing crevasses to emerge triumphant three months later. Although the triple-track format of three different writers interrupting one another is sometimes jarring, the authors' descriptive details and vivid writing bring the adventure alive. In addition to a lengthy "what they carried" equipment list, the book's finale features interviews with people who were caught up in the expedition or directly involved. Maps, 16-page color insert.
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Adult/High School-Two middle-aged schoolteachers, an American and a Norwegian, set out in November 2000 to become the first women to travel across Antarctica on foot. Both women had extensive experience traveling on polar ice under very difficult conditions, but this journey was the ultimate test of their endurance. Arnesen and Bancroft relate that as children they both searched unsuccessfully for stories of girls having adventures and overcoming physical dangers. As adults they wanted to share their accomplishments in a way that would encourage others, especially children, to cultivate dreams and strive to attain them. They recruited teachers to develop a curriculum based on their expedition that could be used in art, science, mathematics, and literature classes. Cell phones, cameras, and a laptop computer allowed teachers and students to follow their progress as they dashed across the ice to reach their destination before winter darkness set in. And what an exciting trip it was. They often used skis with sails to glide over the ice. Each woman pulled a sled with up to 80 pounds of food and gear. They were in constant danger from fluky winds, deep crevasses, and temperatures as low as minus 35 degrees. The authors chronicle their daily life with a realistic yet inspiring attitude and reveal many intimate details. Color photos of the women training and of their expedition enhance the text. Teens will be inspired to live out their dreams, thus accomplishing the women's goal in writing this firsthand account.-Penny Stevens, Andover College, Portland, ME
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.54 x 8 inches
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Martha Ann Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars I Loved This Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2020
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For a long time I've wondered, "Where are the women I want to read about? The ones who are doing something other than falling in love, having problems at work, having mommy problems, dealing with their parents. Where are the REAL stories?" I knew they were out there -- I live one myself -- and then I heard about No Horizon Is So Far. I absolutely loved it. I loved reading about other women struggling to BE themselves in a world that didn't really imagine women seeking adventure like this, women whose heroes were men who'd gone out into the world seeking "knowledge like a sinking star beyond the utmost bound of human thought," women who wanted to do that, too.

To make everything unbelievably perfect, both the women who made this expedition are educators. So am I. There was a time in my classes when my students would be doing group work that I would let my laptop project the photos I'd taken on my travels on the screen in front of the room. It was my quiet, subliminal message to them, "There is a bigger world out there than the BA in Business Administration you are so hell bent on getting. There is more to success in life than money." It mattered a lot to me that my students found the courage to dream beyond their GPA and sometimes I succeeded in getting my message across.

And...one of these women has a "learning difference." So do I. It was all just amazing to me to find this book, to "meet" these women, to read their story. I have more to say, but I do not want to spoil the true climax of the book. It's too beautiful for me to give away; it is something for every reader to find and experience.

P.S. There is nothing wrong with falling in love, dealing with problems at work, dealing with parents, or raising kids. It's just that most of the women I know do other things TOO.
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judith schindler
5.0 out of 5 stars If you are looking for an interesting true story and ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2016
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If you are looking for an interesting true story and strong women, this is the book for you. It's absorbing.
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Kathi E Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2015
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Very fascinating.
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Ar Schneller
5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkably Strong Women - True Explorers
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023
I had the chance to meet these two humble women and have been on a quest to read, study and learn more about them ever since. Their friendship, struggles and exploration are all true and genuine. They are a true inspiration especially to women and children of the world. It's astonishing to know that women for the longest time were not allowed to be explorers on Antartica, but these two educators persevered and made history. This was a wonderfully written book from their hearts. I loved reading the journal entries they made and how they sometimes were vastly different in perspective. It's what I enjoyed as I learned and struggled with them on each page. Great inspirational book filled with their live pursuits and passion to share through education and awareness.
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Linda Bulger
4.0 out of 5 stars "The joy is in the journey "
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2008
Norwegian Liv Arneson and American Ann Bancroft had a dream -- a strange dream. Each was called to the frozen continent of Antarctica. Liv (they use their given names throughout the book) had already made her mark as the first woman to ski solo to the South Pole, and Ann had skiied to the South Pole with three other women in a continent-crossing attempt that failed due to lack of funds. These two found each other and began to organize a ski trip from edge to edge, across the ice-covered continent.

Do you wonder why? Liv writes that everyone does, and her answer is that "an expedition is a work of art expressed on a canvas of snow, air, and time." She was inspired by Roald Amundsen's conquest of the South Pole, but both women were fascinated by Shackleton's Endurance expediton and the courage with which he gave up his mission to save his crew. Win or lose, they felt, the joy was in the journey.

Both Liv and Ann were former schoolteachers, and a big part of their dream was enlightening and inspiring school children around the world. Their first challenge was to build a support team and secure the huge corporate sponsorship needed to cover the expenses of their expedition. As they got to know each other and trained for the grueling trip, their company, yourexpedition, went on the sponsorship quest; the first part of the book covers the trials and triumphs of this two-year preparation phase. Major sponsorship was won from Volvo, Pfizer, Motorola, Apple Computers, and Continuum Control. During this phase a curriculum was developed and translated into many languages, and plans were made for communicating with school children during the trip. The logistics and expense of this journey were huge.

Liv and Ann took the ice in the Norwegian territory of Queen Maud Land, flying there from Capetown in November 2000. They had roughly 100 days before the Southern winter would close their "window" of traveling weather. With more than 2,000 miles to cover, their plan was to ski-sail across the continent to the Ross Ice Shelf; they were dependent on the wind, the weather, their equipment, and the state of the ice surface. They used satellite phones to communicate with their team and with some of the three million school children who followed their journey using the "Dare to Dream" curriculum.

 No Horizon Is So Far: Two Women And Their Extraordinary Journey Across Antarctica  details the hardships that arose during the grueling trip. Injuries and equipment failure inevitably occurred in the intense cold and high altitude, but their greatest hardship was the erratic nature of the wind. Dragging heavy sleds and skiing behind sails in gusty wind is dangerous and difficult, but many days they had no wind and had to pull with crampons on their skis -- always in danger of falling into one of the many crevasses that thread through the ice.

Did Ann and Liv's mission succeed? Did they make it across the frozen beauty of Antarctica before winter closed their bolt-hole? It would be a spoiler to reveal the answer to these questions, but every reader will be touched by the magic generated among the children who shared their journey with them. This is a thoughtful and inspiring story of a mission that most of us would never dream of; but we all want to make a difference in the world and I thoroughly enjoyed Ann and Liv's story of their chosen journey. I've taken one star off because I thought the book might have been organized differently, with the expedition infrastructure spread throughout rather than concentrated in the first section. However the drama of the continent crossing more than made up for that organizational issue. Highly recommended.

Linda Bulger, 2008
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andrew forrest
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for school project
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2020
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