Arctic Crazy

Henry Worsley was a brave army veteran and explorer who shared about his crazy experiences in the tundra. From a young age Henry had always been fascinated by travel and exploration, especially when it came to the antarctic or any other snowy place. In middle school Henry was taught about an explorer by the name of Sir Ernest Shackleton in his history class, and grew fascinated by his works. Sir Ernest Shackleton was a 16th century explorer who was the first recorded person to travel across the arctic on foot for hundreds of miles and record his experiences. This impressive feat impressed Henry to the point of obsession, and in 2008 he set out on an adventure of his own to see for himself what it's like to bare the elements. Henry traveled across the transantarctic mountains of Antarctica to a pickup point just 97 miles away from the south pole. He walked in the element for weeks and was brutally beaten by the elements at times.  When Henry returned from his first expedition he was severely dehydrated and malnourished. He tells about his experiences in his writings by saying that “[his] beard was frozen and the only thing [he] could feel was a burning sensation around [his] ears.” His use of rhetoric in this sentence really puts you in Henry’s shoes. Henry does a good job at putting you in his shoes by giving you the raw details of his adventures. He submerges you in the fruits of his travels and gives you the feeling as if you were there. Sadly on his third expedition he passed away from the harsh environment of the Antarctic, but Henry will not go unnoticed. Henry’s travels raised a total of 107,000 euros from his adventures and other accomplishments, and all of those funds are being put into research and charity. (309 words, 1 quote, 1 picture)