Breathe : Life Lessons from the Edge of the World

Author: Hughes, Mollie

Himalayas

Published on 1 May 2025 by Birlinn General (Birlinn Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 256 pages
143 x 224 x 27 | 380g

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.