What are you reading?

[Witton Park]

The First Crossing of Greenland by Fridtjof Nansen, picked up in a charity ship for £1 and just started.

When I was around 9/10 I was bought a collection of books, about the size of ladybird books. They had the tales of many of the better known explorers/adventurers like Marco Polo, Magellan, Cabot, Cook, Vasco de Gama....

There were around a dozen in the collection and I always found the story of Nansen and his ship Fram, trying to get it to the North Pole the most interesting one.

Haven't a clue whether I'll enjoy it, but we'll see.

[Derby Tup]

The Daily Mail website (for ‘balance’)

[Stagger]

New?
😂🤣😂

[anthonykay]

There were around a dozen in the collection and I always found the story of Nansen and his ship Fram, trying to get it to the North Pole the most interesting one.

I remember when I first heard about Nansen deliberately getting the Fram stuck in the ice to see where the currents in the Arctic Ocean took it, I thought this must be the most bonkers exploration technique ever devised.

[Stagger]

FRA mag

[matthew]

I’m reading, Who Owns England by Guy Shrubsole. Very interesting.

Anyone else reading it?

I’ve started it, and after this years ROC MM hate grouse moors with even more fervour, bleak desolate places that they are!

I’ve also got the wonderful Robert Macfarlanes Underland on the go. Amazing prose!

[Derby Tup]

Big fan too of Robert Macfarlane

[Travs]

Currently reading Wainwrights guide to the Far Eastern Fells and an OS Map... trying to fix up a route between some very inconveniently positioned peaks which I need to link up!

[Daletownrunner]

Can’t beat Wainwright, A Pennine Journey being my favourite

[anthonykay]

Big fan too of Robert Macfarlane

I have only read The Wild Places so far. I really ought to get round to reading more of his books.