Could you ski to the South Pole? That was the challenge that British Adventurer, Felicity Aston put to women from around the Commonwealth as she set out to create the most international all-female expedition ever to the South Pole. The team would not be experienced explorers but ‘ordinary’ women who wanted inspire others to follow their dreams or make a change for the better in their lives. She received more than 800 applications and embarked on a three-month journey around the world to interview candidates. ‘What is skiing?’ was the question that greeted her in Ghana. At the close of 2009, Felicity led a team from places as diverse as Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus – some of whom had never even seen snow or spent the night in a tent before joining the expedition – on a 900 km skiing trek across the Antarctic, one of the toughest and most notoriously hazardous journeys on the planet. Eighty-mile-an-hour winds ripped through base camp; frostbite and injuries were an everyday occurrence; deadly crevasses emerged from the cracking ice beneath their feet. But they also shared beliefs, ideas, philosophies and laughter, made lasting memories and broke no less than six World Records.
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'... the story of how she gathered a team of eight women... to trek to the South Pole.' --Lonely Planet Magazine, March 2011
'A unique expedition... this story is true inspriation to venture beyond your comfort zone.' --Wanderlust, March 2011
'They were simply women from all walks of life with the desire to do something different and achieve something great.' --Woman's Weekly, 8th March, 2011
`humbling tale of success in the face of 80 mile an hour winds, frostbite and deadly crevasses.' --St Christopher's Live Your Life e-zine, April 2011
Featured in The Guardian, 14th May 2011.
--The Guardian, 14th May 2011
`I almost had a tear in my eye and I'm not usually a crier ... Uplifting stuff.' --Adventure Travel, June 2011
`gripping, real-life tale.'
--Information, 21st May 2011
'A unique expedition... this story is true inspriation to venture beyond your comfort zone.' --Wanderlust, March 2011
'They were simply women from all walks of life with the desire to do something different and achieve something great.' --Woman's Weekly, 8th March, 2011
`humbling tale of success in the face of 80 mile an hour winds, frostbite and deadly crevasses.' --St Christopher's Live Your Life e-zine, April 2011
Featured in The Guardian, 14th May 2011.
--The Guardian, 14th May 2011
`I almost had a tear in my eye and I'm not usually a crier ... Uplifting stuff.' --Adventure Travel, June 2011
`gripping, real-life tale.'
--Information, 21st May 2011
About the Author
Felicity Aston is an expedition leader, public speaker, and freelance travel writer. Her past achievements include leading the first British women's team across Greenland, completing the infamous Marathon Des Sables across the Sahara, as well as working as a meteorologist in the Antarctic for three years.
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By UV
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Not a bit interested in snow and ice, but I heard the author speaking and she is so animated, smiley and easy to listen to. I had to get the book and was NOT NOT NOT disappointed
By Richard H
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A remarkable book by a remarkable woman. I've heard Felicity lecture a couple of times and her talks are always enthralling. This is one of those occasions when the book is even better that the talks. What she undertook even to get the expidition together, choosing the participants, obtaining the sponsorship, is an incredible achievment in itself and well beyond the abilitiy and determination of most people. To then successfully lead the expedition of novices across Antarctica is a testimony to her personal skills, her ability, detiermination, motivation and pastoral care. It's a gripping read throughout.
By Mark Hill
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In many of these adventure explorer books, the first one-third can be interesting. Planning the expedition, getting a team together, fighting for sponsorship - this stuff is usually interesting. Then the expedition sets off and it's just page after page of 'oh my god, we could have been killed!'. But by focusing on the individual women on the team and how the environment affects each personality differently, Aston keeps up the pace and holds your interest to the last page. This is a good read.
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A wonderful and empowering story
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole, is Felicity Aston's account of her project to create a team of women from eight different Commonwealth countries, with no... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tim Moss
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Inspiring story of the expedition process
I read this on the recommendation of a friend, and loved it. I have read loads of books about adventurous expeditions, but not often about such a diverse and potentially... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Juclewis
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Very well written, funny, unputdownable!
I've read a few travel books that never really lift off the page, but this one is different. I was hooked after the first page, and I read it straight through in two days. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sarah Hodgetts
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Inspirational!
I thoroughly enjoyed Call of the White, and gained a great respect for Felicity Aston! What an amazing task she took on to take such a diverse group on such a trip... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sunshineandrain
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Low on beards and testosterone
Given that most polar exploration books are about beards and testosterone, this was a refreshing change. Read more
Published 13 months ago by A. J. Humphreys
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Excellent read - had trouble putting it down.
I really enjoyed this book although I wasn't sure if I would. It was written very well, so you really felt you got to know the different girls in the team, and also appreciated... Read more
Published 13 months ago by RosS
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entertaining and inspiring
a throuroughly enjoyable read - Felicity's modest, down-to-earth account of an incredible feat really had me emotionally invested in the experience. Read more
Published 13 months ago by jo_c
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Inspiring, honest and unforgettable
The Call of the White is ultimately a tale of friendship and courage- as Felicity Aston takes women from the Commonwealth to the South Pole to show them that life can be much... Read more
Published 13 months ago by LucyKarsten
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Amazing, must read!
An amazing adventure and an inspirational read about a unique project to offer a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to a handful of volunteers from around the globe.
Published 13 months ago by JWass
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Call of the White book review
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I learned about this book while following the story of Felicity Aston's solo trek across Antartica, using only muscle power and skis. Read more
I learned about this book while following the story of Felicity Aston's solo trek across Antartica, using only muscle power and skis. Read more
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