Breathe: Life Lessons from the Edge of the World

by Mollie Hughes

Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. Mollie Hughes has explored some of the wildest environments on earth, from the top of Mount Everest to the vast frozen continent of Antarctica, where at the age of 29 she skied solo from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole in a journey of over 700 miles through storm-force winds, eight-day whiteouts and temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius. With reference to her all-extreme experiences, and backed with psychological research,

Breathe encompasses tales of bravery, risk and pressure on an epic scale and expertly turns them into valuable lessons that can be applied to more everyday challenges. In doing so, Mollie shows how we can unlock our potential, regulate emotion, overcome fear, cope with psychological pressure and understand the importance of silence and headspace in our mental wellbeing.

260 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2025

Reviews

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mollie Hughes combines an adventure report, guide book, scientific research within her diary like book. I enjoyed being part of her journey through resilience and endurance. Furthermore, I'm quite happy to be at home, reading about hiking Mount Everest or Antarctica, instead of there with her.

[Stefanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tolle Kombination aus Bergsteigen und Psychologie. Sympathische Reiseberichte von Everest und Antarktis sowie spannende Erkenntnisse zur Psyche, zum Körper und zu welch starken Leistungen wir imstande sind.