The book is a non fiction-based piece of popular science which unravels the amazing adaptive physiological responses that our bodies undergo as we push it to the Limits in extreme sports and natural environments.
From Mt Everest to the South Pole, from a journey to Mars to the bottom of the Mariana trench, the book makes the subject accessible.
Each chapter captures the history, geography and physical challenges which our bodies face when we as a species have tried to conquer the great outdoors.
The book is a non fiction-based piece of popular science which unravels the amazing adaptive physiological responses that our bodies undergo as we push it to the Limits in extreme sports and natural environments