This book on narrates the best of , . In the realm of , the three names that are written in letters of fire are that of the great explorer , and the one and only . Insurmountable fear, the great possibility of death, unbearable starvation, relentless uncertainties, debilitating seasickness, umpteen failures, and inexplicable sacrifice, all for an iota of joy and triumph at the end of a grueling journey to the edge of the world. This is what these young men signed up for before embarking on a treacherous journey to the world's driest, coldest, windiest regions on the earth.