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the book indays and I have applied for her next women's expedition! In "Call of the White," Felicity Aston recounts takingwomen to the South Pole.
What makes this story unforgettable is that these women weren't trained outdoor/polar experts they were average women, all with a desire to push beyond their boundaries.
Through an interview and preselection process in Norway, she chose women from Cyprus, India, Singapore, New Zealand, Ghana, Jamaica, Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom.
Aston recounts their efforts to raise money, to deal with team conflicts, and ultimately, to ski pulling a sledgekmmiles from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole.
The expedition tookdays. This is a fascinating read about an audacious plan, Some of the women had never before seen snow, let alone skiied, This tale is a testament that anything is possible, And yes, they succeeded. Aston has a vision to take a small team of women from Commonwealth countries around the world on an Antarctic expedition, and after being promised support from The Winston Churchill Support Trust sets about selecting members.


She posts advert for candidates and goes to Ghana, India, Cyprus, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei and New Zealand.
Having whittled down aroundapplicants tofor a weeks training and selection in Norway, For some of the ladies this was a baptism by ice as they had never seen snow or experienced cold weather.
She describes the emotion dilemma of selecting the final team, and telling those who would not be going,

With her team selected, she has the stress of trying to manage the team , the fundraising and the logistics of getting all to New Zealand for further training.
She drops the New Zealand Candidate, after this as she feels that she wold be battling her throughout the expedition,

And so to the frozen continent, She finally makes it with her team, and they have several days acclimatising to the harsh environment, One member has t drop out, and following approval from the authorities they set off, The journey to the pole is mostly straightforward, there is the odd mishap, and flared temper, but these women are here for a purpose, and there are determined to make it.


It is a heartwarming book, Antarctica is harsh unforgiving environment, that the smallest of errors can be fatal, or cause serious injury.
These women from diverse backgrounds became the first from some nations ever to get to the South Pole, and the first to ski there as well.
Aston says at the end, if anyone says that you can't do something, remember this moment and know that you can.
Well written, interesting story ofwomen who ski to the south pole, I love stories about Antarctica, if also find yourself fascinated with this frozen, barren landscape you will enjoy this story as well.
Really interesting adventure, especially putting the team together! An inspirational account of eight women on one very unique expedition Felicity Aston challenged women in many countries, asking if they could ski to the South Pole, as she set out to create the most international allfemale expedition ever to the Pole.
The team would not be experienced explorers but "ordinary" women who want to inspire others to follow their dreams, She received more thanapplications and led a team from places as diverse as Jamaica, India, Singapore, and Cyprussome of whom had never even seen snow or spent the night in a tent before joining the expeditionon one of the toughest journeys on the planet.
Eightymileanhour winds ripped through base camp, frostbite and injuries were an everyday occurrence, and deadly crevasses cracked beneath their feet, This is their story of newfound strength, persistence, and friendships, Wonderful account of a group of women skiing to the South Pole, I could not put this book down, More than just a log of the journey this book described great leadership and teamwork, Inspirational women. I would recommend this book to everyone! Read the ebook during long flights to and fro during a vacati
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The parts on the inital administrative preparation and arguments between the women were tedious but do surface very real constraints that without team work and personal sense of responsibility, any major undertaking would fail.
Enjoyed the description of their foray into the ice, If you are looking for encounters focusing on the journey on ice only, this may disappoint, Still, a good read. I haven't read a book in a long time that I couldn't put down, but Call of the White was finally one.
Felicity Aston's account of taking seven ordinary women from different British Commonwealth countries to ski across Antarctica to the South Pole was as amazing as the journey itself.
It definitely made me realize that if they can do this, I can do anything, I'm stingy with my fivestar ratings, but I had no second thoughts about giving one to Call of the White, Book underlines the true power of women, How ordinary can achieve extraordinary, Salute amp Respect As close as I'm going to get to Antarctica! This book came into my life at just the right time.
Ive been experiencing all of these horrible feelings of worthlessness and failure and needed something that was going to make me sit up, wipe my eyes and get back on track with my life and goal to become a freelance writer and move to Norway.
I wasnt aware it was going to have the effect that it did on me, I just scooped it up, as I do with any book associated with the polar regions,

Sometimes, books which recount travels in the polar regions can be a bit, well, lacklustre, The author might be an incredible adventurer but writing just isnt their forte, Felicity Aston is not one of these people, Her writing bloody leaps and soars off the page,

When I discovered her age a little while into the book, I nearly choked on my tea, For she wasyears of age when she led an allfemale expedition to the South Pole, Yes, you read that right, Ive been thinking about her achievement ever since I finished this book a week ago, and its helped me lift myself up when Ive felt my mood sinking.


Call of the White is a book about one womans mission to create the most international allfemale expedition ever to the pole.
But, the team would not be experienced explorers, Instead, they would be ordinary women who had a desire to inspire other women to follow their dreams,

The book starts with a prologue titled Swept Underwater in which Kendal and her expedition members experience an Antarctic storm in which their tents were damaged to the point where Aston thought there would be no expedition at all.
A decent portion of the book is dedicated to Astons gargantuan efforts to find her women and raise enough cash so that the expedition could go ahead.
I felt immense pity which swelled up to elation and dropped back to pity again, The most fascinating part of this section of the book was when she was doing a mad tour across the world, scooting to New Zealand, Singapore, Cyprus, India, Brunei and Jamaica and meeting woman after women who wanted a shot at the South Pole.
I was hooked and lapped up the pages, intrigued and eager to get an insight into why these women had decided to put themselves forward to spend an extended period of time in one of the most inhospitable places on earth.
It was fascinating to read Astons personal insight into these women and the way in which she managed to quickly dissect a persons character and their habits made for excellent reading.


Some of the women dropped out of the expedition for multiple reasons and one was asked to leave by Aston due to tension between herself and the member.
As I read about some of the team members not doing absolutely everything in their power to be a part of the team, I felt waves of anger rush through me.
They had THE opportunity of a lifetime and they screwed it up, I appreciate fear might have been involved in some cases, but there were some instances where I wish I could have slapped one of the women around the face and screamed WAKE THE HELL UP!
Eventually, Aston had her team.
Made up of a civil servant from Brunei, and IT worker from Cyprus, a journalist from Ghana, a trekking guide from India, a political adviser from Jamaica, a military doctor from New Zealand, a mother from Singapore, and an outdoor activity instructor from England.


But the team was to undergo a disaster during their training before the start of the expedition, Kim, the political advisor from Jamaica would have her fingers damaged by frostbite and was unable to continue,

It made for fascinating reading, as the women moved towards the pole, Ive primarily read about men, but with women its another kettle of fish, At one point one of the team members complains about not having lost weight off her face, Shit happened, of course it did, Equipment was damaged. Arguments were had. Food rations were left behind, But these women made it, Some of whom had never skied before, and under the watchful eye of one of the most inspirational young women Ive ever had the pleasure to read about.


Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole was a truly enthralling read, I feel more confident about my future plans to reach the poles myself now,

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a wonderful inspiring story beautifully told Calling all badasses! We're going crosscountry skiing to the South Pole.
Read this really fast enjoyed every moment, This is my second book by this author, I admire her drive and courage and she tells

a great account of her choice about going to Antarctica and choosing her crew.
Best book I've read this year so far out of! This is a really inspirational travel tale and I'm going to add it to my recommended travel reads.
To create a challenge like this from nothing and involve other women from across the world is a huge achievement, The author didn't always come across as likeable but she does come across as honest and I enjoyed this book a lot.
If my expectations had been set correctly, I would have enjoyed this book more,   I'd put it on my mustread list last winter when I was following Felicity Aston's solo trip across Antarctica,   Traveling alone, her twitter feeds were all about "me, myself and Antarctica, "  But this book is much differentit's the story of an earlier adventure where she led an eight woman skiing expedition to the South Pole.


Full review here: sitelink blogspot. com/ This is a lovely book that is hard to put down a real page turner, A tale that wasyears in the making and ends triumphantly for Felicity and her carefully handpicked global team,
What I take away from this book is the expedition leader's problem solving skills, . . and everyone's creativity in adapting to survival on the most brutal, merciless continent on earth,
Finally, there is one place in the book where Felicity describes the monotony on the Antarctic, I never thought of this before, And I certainly can't fathom such vast emptiness, Their willpower to have stuck to their journey is truly remarkable, Much respect to the expedition team,