The secret to a good life, seen from the ice, is to keep your joys simple. Erling Kagge was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's poles by foot—the North, the South and the summit of Everest. In Philosophy for Polar Explorers, he summarises in sixteen concise reflections all that he has learned from the expeditions that have taken him to the limits of the earth, and of human endurance. Part meditation, part memoir and weaving in the history of polar exploration, this is an expert guide to going further, charting new territories and discovering a more meaningful existence.