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Limitless - From Dingle to Cape Horn finding my true north in the Earth's vastest oceans - cover

Limitless - From Dingle to Cape Horn finding my true north in the Earth's vastest oceans

Nuala Moore

Maison d'édition: Gill Books

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Synopsis

The sea has always been a part of Nuala Moore's life: her earliest memory is of jumping off her father's fishing boat in Dingle harbour and swimming back to shore.
But after years of diving and marathon swimming, including a relay swim around the coast of Ireland and a solo swim across Lake Zurich, Nuala struggled to balance sacrifice and achievement. Her life and personal responsibilities, coupled with caring for her father, forced a change in her pathway.
Nuala began to push herself even further. Forcing herself into some of the coldest, most dangerous and remote waters in the world offered her freedom and the chance to take back control. Limitless is Nuala's breathtaking and awe-inspiring memoir – about how pushing herself to her mental and physical limits allowed her to find her true north, face her reflection and achieve the greatness she always knew was within.
Disponible depuis: 07/09/2023.
Longueur d'impression: 336 pages.

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