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Just 10 years ago, more people had been in space than at the North Pole. But since the Soviet Union collapsed, unique Russian expertise harnessed by private enterprise has opened the top of the world to thrill-seekers. This is the first account of its transformation into a new Mecca for adventure travelers – by one who participated in it from the beginning.
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Christopher Pala is a free-lance journalist based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. His work with United Press International and Agence France-Presse took him to the Caribbean, West Africa, Russia and Central Asia, but no place captured his heart and mind more than the North Pole.
Just 10 years ago, more people had been in space than at the North Pole. But since the Soviet Union collapsed, unique Russian expertise harnessed by private enterprise has opened the top of the world to thrill-seekers. This is the first account of its transformation into a new Mecca for adventure travelers – by one who participated in it from the beginning.
About the Author
Christopher Pala is a free-lance journalist based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. His work with United Press International and Agence France-Presse took him to the Caribbean, West Africa, Russia and Central Asia, but no place captured his heart and mind more than the North Pole.
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Christopher Pala, The Oddest Place, North Pole, South Pole, Arctic Ocean, Franz-Josef Land, Ward Hunt Island, Bering Strait, National Geographic, United States, Cape Columbia, Bob Christ, Bernard Buigues, Captain Nemo, Christine Janin, White Island, Christian de Marliave, Resolute Bay, New York, Will Steger, Robert Peary, Camp Jesup, Sergei Intsarov, Borge Ousland, Vladimir Kinyov Browse Sample Pages:
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- Drift Station: Arctic Outposts of Superpower Science by William F. Althoff in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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