Mostly Mischief Including the first ascent of a mountain to start below sea level【電子書籍】[ H.W. Tilman ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞'However many times it has been done, the act of casting off the warps and letting go one's last hold of the shore at the start of a voyage has about it something solemn and irrevocable, like marriage, for better or for worse.'＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Mostly Mischief＜/strong＞＜/em＞'s ordinary title belies four more extraordinary voyages made by ＜strong＞H.W. 'Bill' Tilman＜/strong＞ covering almost 25,000 miles in both ＜strong＞Arctic＜/strong＞ and ＜strong＞Antarctic＜/strong＞ waters.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The first sees the pilot cutter ＜em＞Mischief＜/em＞ retracing the steps of ＜strong＞Elizabethan explorer John Davis＜/strong＞ to the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage. Tilman and a companion land on the north coast and make the hazardous crossing of ＜strong＞Bylot Island＜/strong＞ while the remainder of the crew make the eventful passage to the southern shore to recover the climbing party. Back in England, Tilman refuses to accept the condemnation of ＜em＞Mischief＜/em＞'s surveyor, ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る