Short description
Renowned as one of the world's foremost expedition photographers, for three decades, Gordon Wiltsie has accompanied many explorers photographing them at every stage of the journey. Here he uses strories and images to illustrate the daily life of an explorer on ten of his most challenging and exhilarating expeditions.
Long description
Renowned as one of the world's foremost expedition photographers, Gordon Wiltsie has climbed Himalayan mountains, mushed dogs on the frozen Arctic Ocean, skied in Antarctica and hacked through the Amazon jungle to photograph the most remote reaches of the planet. For three decades he has accompanied many of the great explorers - Alex Lowe, Conrad Anker, Will Steger, Jon Krakauer, David Breashears, Norman Vaughan - on challenging climbs and epic adventures. Despite carrying his own share of the weight - along with cameras, film and lenses - he has matched these companions pitch for pitch and mile for mile, photographing them at every stage on the way.;In this journey through ten of his most challenging and exhilarating expeditions, through stories and images Wiltsie illustrates the daily life of an explorer.