On Thin Ice: Breakdowns, Whiteouts, and Survival on the World's Deadliest Roads

Description

Every year a fleet of men travel to the Arctic Circle, a region heavily endowed with natural resources. Locating the abundance of natural gas, conflict-free diamonds and gold is relatively easy - but extracting and transporting these goods is another matter entirely. The truckers picked to deliver these precious commodities spend two months travelling hundreds of miles on a naturally formed road of ice. It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. For more than 20 years, Hugh Rowland has survived the ice roads like no other. Known by the ice road trucking community as The Polar Bear, Rowland has performed amazing feats and survived spectacular wrecks to become the undisputed king of the ice road truckers. ON THIN ICE traces the history of ice road trucking, the preparation for the trek and follows Rowland through his nine week journey across the infamous Ice Road. From the first snowstorm to the final thaw, this adrenalin-filled book follows his journey to the edge of endurance and back.

Hugh Rowland is a trucker with over 30 years experience. He runs a successful excavation business in British Columbia, Canada and is the leading president of the Ice Road Trucker Foundation. He has been married for 25 years to his childhood sweetheart Dianne and has three daughters and two grandchildren.

Covers all the excitement and breathtaking perilousness of the series together with the camaraderie and competitive spirit of the truckers * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *