Key Features/Quotes An epic story of hardship, friendship and faith-Daily Telegraph Riveting-Daily Express Grylls is certainly proof that the age of great explorers has not completely passed us by-Scotsman About the Book: Facing the Frozen Ocean Five British men in an open, rigid inflatable boat fighting for their lives in perhaps the most dangerous seas in the world Key Features/Quotes An epic story of hardship, friendship and faith-Daily Telegraph Riveting-Daily Express Grylls is certainly proof that the age of great explorers has not completely passed us by-Scotsman About the Book: Facing the Frozen Ocean Five British men in an open, rigid inflatable boat fighting for their lives in perhaps the most dangerous seas in the world. Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2004, this is the compelling account of the most recent adventure of the bestselling author of Facing Up. It started out as a carefully calculated attempt to complete the first unassisted crossing of the frozen north Atlantic in an open rigid inflatable boat, but it became a terrifying battle against storm-force winds, crashing waves and icebergs as large as cathedrals. Starting from the remote north Canadian coastline, Grylls and his crew crossed the infamous Labrador Sea, pushed on through ice-strewn waters to Greenland and then found themselves isolated in a perfect storm 400 miles from Iceland. Compelling, vivid and inspirational, Facing the Frozen Ocean will appeal to all Bear Grylls many readers and win him many more. About the Author: Bear Grylls Bear Grylls was brought up on the Isle of Wight, where his late father taught him to climb and sail. A martial arts expert, Bear went on to spend three years as a soldier in the British Air Service (21 SAS), before suffering a free fall parachuting accident in Africa that left his back broken in three places. Despite this he went on to become the youngest Briton ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Now one of the youngest and most sought after motivational speakers, he relates his remarkable experiences to audiences and corporations all around the world. He has also presented several prime-time TV adventure series for Channel Four in the UK and Discovery Channel in America, notably Born Survivor, which was also a bestselling book. Bear lives with his wife Shara, and their so