Cape Horn is not a gift! : the first circumnavigation of South America

Format:

Book

Title:

Cape Horn is not a gift! : the first circumnavigation of South America

Author:

Hoffmeister, Freya, 1964- author.

ISBN:

9781973361893

Publication:

Husum, Germany : Freya Hoffmeister, 2017.

Physical Description:

218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

General Note:

Original edition published in Germany 2016.

Summary:

"Water, waves and a lot of wind: Welcome to the world of Freya Hoffmeister. Since many years, the renowned expedition paddler is one of the most successful extreme athletes in the world. After circumnavigating Iceland, New Zealand South and Australia, she started 2011 on her second continent, a project that no one has ever done before: The first circumnavigation of South-America in a sea kayak. It took Freya four years to complete the journey which she describes in this book, stretching from the Panama Canal to Cape Horn, over thirteen countries, 27.000 km and with two-times crossing the equator: Thrilling adventures, breathtaking nature observations, bizarre animal encounters, but also the fight with the merciless elements of life and death. In her fascinating travel report, Freya Hoffmeister tells the exciting story of her unique achievement - The First Circumnavigation of South-America!"--Back cover

Personal Subject:

Hoffmeister, Freya, 1964-

Hoffmeister, Freya, 1964- (OCoLC)fst01944532

Subject(s):

Women athletes -- Biography.

Sea kayakers -- Biography.

Sea kayaking -- South America.

Voyages and travels.

South America -- Description and travel.

Geographic Term:

South America -- Description and travel.

South America.

Genre:

Biographies.

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

Water, waves, and a lot of wind: Welcome to the world of Freya Hoffmeister!
For many years, the renowned expedition paddler has been one of the most successful extreme athletes in the world. She record-circumnavigated Iceland (2007), New Zealand South (2007), and Australia (2009). Freya started 2011 on her second continent, a project that no one had ever tried - rounding South America in a sea kayak.
It took Freya four years to complete the journey, stretching from the Panama Canal to Cape Horn, over thirteen countries, 27.000 km, and crossing the equator twice. Thrilling adventures, breathtaking nature observations, bizarre animal encounters, and the fight with the relentless elements of life and death fill this book from the first to the last page of her fascinating travel report.
She got rewarded for this unique life achievement with the World Paddle Award, European Adventurer of the Year, and the National Geographic Adventurers of the Year.

Freya Hoffmeister (1964) is a former gymnast, bodybuilder, and skydiver living in Husum/ Germany. When not paddling, she looks after her two Janny's Eis Cafés or works as a motivational speaker and book author.