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crevasse roulette the first trans antarctic crossing 1957 58
under the leadership of dr. vivian fuchs the british commonwealth sponsored trans antarctic expedition of 1957 58 completed the first overland crossing of antarctica via the south pole . it was a pioneering and hazardous journey and not without controversial elements . author jon stephenson was a geologist on that expedition . in this book stephenson gives his account of the expedition its planning and its aftermath . stephenson also supplies a history of antarctic exploration since james cooks voyage of 1775 an account of other antarctic exploration and scientific study contemporaneous with the trans antarctic expedition and an overview of subsequent expeditions . stephensons remarkable photographs which were exhibited in sydney in september 2007 during a 50th anniversary commemoration of the trans antarctic expedition are an additional feature of the book .