'A philosophical adventurer or perhaps an adventurous philosopher' New York Times'As an
explorer Erling Kagge is world class as a writer he is equally gifted' Sir Ranulph
FiennesThroughout recorded human time few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as
the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place with no latitude and no longitude a place where
the sun rises and stays aloft for six months before setting plunging the expanse of ice and
water into darkness for half a year. Long before we ever journeyed to the North Pole human
beings have wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like. It became densely
mythologised by writers thinkers historians and philosophers across civilisations. Perhaps it
was the actual garden of Eden? Or the sunny land of the Hyperboreans as Herodotus surmised?
Only recently did we get to the North Pole - fending off scurvy polar bears and frostbite - to
report on its strange wonders. Norwegian adventurer philosopher and acclaimed author Erling
Kagge ventured to the North Pole in 1990. Blending memoir from that intrepid journey along
with history philosophy and a stark warning about melting ice comes a profound meditation
about nature and our place within it. The North Pole is for anyone who's gazed out at the
horizon - and wondered what happens if you keep walking.
