Motivational, Military, Travelers & Explorers, Climatology, Rivers, Weather, Military & Wars, Military & Spies, Travel, Adventurers & Explorers 

Ice Journey is the biography of Vietnam veteran DaveMorgan, whose long career in meteorology culminatedwith a life-changing expedition to Antarctica.Like many of his fellow soldiers, Dave tried to present a“normal” face to the world while battling Post TraumaticStress Disorder. It was a debilitating struggle thatultimately sparked a personal obsession to escape thebonds of average society.In his early fifties, Dave turned to the seclusion andhardship of Antarctic research where postings toMacquarie Island, Davis Station and a prized position atCasey Station, finally forced him to face his fears, dealwith his PTSD and come to terms with his experiencesas a soldier in Vietnam.Dave carries his deeply buried demons from the junglesof Vietnam to the icy peaks of Antarctica; his journeyto the ice fulfilling a lifelong dream while making himfeel safe for the first time in 30 years. His experiencesas an expeditioner on the starkly beautiful, harsh andinhospitable ‘ice’ was at once intoxicating and isolating,providing the catalyst for Dave to finally face his fears.It is an emotional journey that transports the reader fromthe terror of a young soldier fighting far away from hometo exhilaration on the ice far from the rest of the world. Itis a story filled with vivid landscapes and humour beforea shocking final twist that ends his final posting in heartwrenchingfashion. While the ghosts of Vietnam stillexist inside Dave, Ice Journey is an invitation to sharein his experiences and the dream that helped him stoprunning and begin to heal. - from Amzon