The impossible first : an explorer's race across Antarctica / Colin O'Brady.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534461987
- ISBN: 1534461981
- Physical Description: xi, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: Young readers edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The captain -- Frozen tears -- You are strong, you are capable -- The suggestion -- Commit to the break -- More hospital -- All in, all gone -- Ghost town -- Getting home -- The whiteboard -- The ripple effect -- Farthest south -- An inch from failure -- Put your boots back on -- Infinite love. |
Awards Note: | Alex award winner, 2021 |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | O'Brady, Colin > Travel > Antarctica. Adventure and adventurers > Antarctica. Explorers > United States > Biography. Antarctica > Description and travel. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | 919.8904 O13i 2020 (Text) | 33126024489761 | YA Nonfiction | Available | - |
Colin OâBrady is a ten-time world record breaking explorer, New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible First, speaker, entrepreneur, and expert on mindset. His mission: sharing his hard-earned wisdom to empower others to conquer their minds and unlock their best lives. Colinâs highly publicized expeditions have been followed by millions and his work has been featured in the The New York Times and Forbes and on The Tonight Show, the BBC, The Joe Rogan Experience, and NBCâs Today. His feats include the worldâs first solo, unsupported, and fully human-powered crossing of Antarctica, speed records for the Explorers Grand Slam and the Seven Summits, and the first human-powered ocean row across Drake Passage. He regularly speaks on mindset and high performance at Fortune 100 companies such as Nike, Google, and Amazon and at top universities including Harvard, Yale, and UPenn. His TEDx talk has nearly 3 million views. Heâs also the cofounder of 29029 Everesting. Native to the Pacific Northwest, he now lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with his wife, Jenna Besaw, and their dog, Jack. Engage with Colin and his work @ColinOBrady or at ColinOBrady.com. Visit 12HourWalk.com and Instagram @12HourWalk, and download the 12HourWalk app to join the movement!