Not only geniuses or people who have achieved great things,
Ordinary people bravely go on adventures that surpass their limits.
A great story about challenging something new!

Stories of 20 great adventurers, told by Alastair Humphreys, National Geographic's 2012 Adventurer of the Year.
It contains stories of adventurers from various fields who embarked on adventures that no one had ever attempted before, as well as well-known adventurers such as Ibn Battuta and Amelia Earhart.
You can nurture your dreams by encountering vivid stories of ordinary people who have traveled to the mountains, the sea, Antarctica, and space, regardless of gender, physical disability, or age, all through wonderful illustrations and entertaining compositions.

1.
Scientists who explored Antarctica
- “We almost died and came back to life!”
Cherry, Bill, and Buddy struggled for five weeks across Antarctica, where winds gusted at 100 kilometers per hour.
We had to pull two huge sleds carrying tents, sleeping bags, food, scientific equipment, etc., which were incredibly heavy.
The three of them tied the two sleds together and pulled them together, or when it was too difficult, they each pulled one sled at a time.
To make matters worse, the sun doesn't rise in Antarctica in winter, and since flashlights hadn't been invented before, we walked in pitch darkness.
The expedition's clothing was thickly covered with ice, and their reindeer-fur sleeping bags were frozen solid, making it difficult to crawl into them each night.
Even though the temperature dropped to minus 60 degrees, the three encouraged and consoled each other.


2.
The adventurer who traveled around the world in a wheelchair
- “If you put your mind to it, nothing is impossible!”
Rick Hansen was in a car accident when he was 15.
I had an accident on my way back from fishing and my life changed completely.
I was paralyzed from the waist down and had to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair.
Before Rick got injured, his dream was to travel the world by bicycle.
Rick decided not to let his accident stop him from pursuing his dreams and eventually became a successful wheelchair athlete.
He became a world champion in the wheelchair marathon and went on to win six more medals at the Paralympics.
Rick planned an adventure that would take him 40,000 kilometers across 34 countries in his wheelchair to raise money for spinal cord injury treatment.


3.
Sherpa who climbed Mount Everest 17 times
- “Start training from a young age.
“Above all, you must cultivate patience.”
Lakpa had six sisters and two brothers.
Nine-year-old Lakpa went to school as soon as the sun rose.
It took four hours to walk.
After school, I walked home for another four hours.
When I got home, it was dark night.
One day, special guests came to school.
They were none other than the heroes of the Lakpa, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.
Lakpa listened carefully to the stories of people who climbed the highest mountain in the world.
And I started dreaming of becoming like them.
Rockpa was very excited to see the heroes.
I started studying English right away because I needed it to become a mountaineering guide.
The opportunity has finally arrived.
Thanks to my uncle, Lakpa started helping mountaineers at Everest Base Camp.
At the age of 21, Lakpa guided a couple from Yugoslavia to the summit of the world's highest peak.
At that time, I didn't know about Rockpa.
The fact that I will be climbing this special place 16 more times.
And the fact that not many people had climbed Everest before him.

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