This fascinating and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environments of the Arctic and Antarctic. Useful tips tell you how to shelter from blizzards, what you can - and shouldn't - eat, what materials are available in frozen lands for building shelter, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own in polar regions.

Includes index.

The ends of earth -- Dress to survive -- Survival story Whiteout: Funatsu Keizo -- Beware the blizzards -- Fight the freeze -- Survival story Alone in the snow: Ada Blackjack -- Find shelter -- Feed for the freeze -- Survival story Into the unknown: Douglas Mawson -- Make a fire -- Beware the bears -- Survival story Chased by wolves: Pauloosie Keyootak -- Survive the wild.