article_snippet: Part of the triumphant team was Everest veteran George Lowe, who documented the magnificent feat, and
article_snippet: Vivian ‘ provide a fascinating insight into one of the 20th century's greatest explorations.
article_snippet: The Crossing of Antarctica, by George Lowe and Huw Lewis-Jones, celebrates the achievements of the 1957/1958 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition team .
article_snippet: us thoughts turned to the huge challenges that would lay ahead to secure us way out - 2,000 miles across a continent' Despite not being as enamoured with the scenery as he was with Everest, George Lowe snapped amazing images of the epic voyage, but sadly died while the book George Lowe co-authored with Huw Lewis-Jones, The Crossing of Antarctica, was in production.
article_snippet: You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise,' Fuch read.
article_snippet: The comrades confirmed the existence of a single continent beneath Antarctica's polar ice cap and vast mountain ranges above sea level.
article_snippet: The telegraph from the Queen after their exploration said: 'You have made a notable contribution to scientific knowledge and have succeeded in a great enterprise' Sir Ernest Shackleton famously attempted the mission during Sir Ernest Shackleton ill-fated Endurance voyage.
article_snippet: The book, released one hundred years after Sir Ernest Shackleton set out, celebrates the men who succeeded where Sir Ernest Shackleton had failed and rewrote the history books .
article_snippet: The crossing of Antarctica begins with an introduction by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and the core chapters detail George Lowe's own account of what George Lowe's experienced of the trip.
article_snippet: Sadly, George Lowe's died before the book was completed, but the book stands as a testament to the remarkable explorer .
article_snippet: Many polar experts and explorers also add Many polar experts and explorers reflections in the book on Antarctica, and the meaning and art of true exploration.
article_snippet: Many polar experts and explorers include Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Peter Fuchs, Jonathan Shackleton, Børge Ousland, Sebastian Copeland, Ken Blaiklock, Felicity Aston and Paul Dalrymple .