Rowing the Northwest Passage: Adventure, Fear, and Awe in a Rising Sea Audiobook (Free)

Four men inside a rowboat help to make an historic attempt over the Northwest Passing to target global attention with an environmental catastrophe. ‘Vallely transports the reader to locations few will ever go: the very edges of the earth and of human being stamina.’ -Evan Solomon With this gripping first-hand account, four seasoned adventurers navigate a complicated, high-tech rowboat over the Northwest Passing. One of the ‘last firsts’ staying in the experience world, this journey is only feasible because of the dramatic effects of global warming in the high Arctic, which offer an ironic possibility to draw focus on the growing urgency of climate change. ? On the way, the group repeatedly encounter life-threatening danger from storms unequalled in their ferocity and unpredictability and bears witness to unprecedented adjustments in the Arctic habitat and inhabitants, while weathering gale-force vitriol from climate change deniers who’ve taken to social media marketing to strike them and undermine their attempts.