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Chargement... This Accursed Land (original 1977; édition 2001)par Lennard Bickel
Information sur l'oeuvreThis Accursed Land par Lennard Bickel (1977)
   Polar exploration (42) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) claidheamdanns | Sep 26, 2023 |  Anyway, another smashing good read about a polar expedition where about everything that could go wrong did, up to a point. Somehow Australian Mawson alone, having lost or left behind most of his food and gear, suffering from starvation, snow blindness, vitamin A poisoning, and scurvy manages to literally crawl and roll downhill a good part of the way back to where he started and survive to boot. Few know about Mawson due to the fact that his saga was overshadowed by the Scott-Amundsen race to the South Pole and the subsequent disaster that happened to the Scott party on the way back around the same time. (  ) Gumbywan | Jun 24, 2022 | Rated as one of the 10 best books of 20th century exploration by The Explorer’s Club, Lennard Bickel chronicles the incredible story of Australian Douglas Mawson’s 1911-1913 Antarctic Expedition. Less renown than several of his counterparts including Amundsen, Shackleton, and Scott, he did, however, lead one of the greatest scientific and discovery expeditions of his day. This relatively short read is less about his and his several team’s exploits, but more about the endured hardships and will to survive while continually faced with some of the harshest elements on this planet. Sub zero cold, constant 50-60 mile/hr winds, frequent hurricane force conditions with blowing snow instead of rain; and all the while fighting some of the most dangerous across ice trekking conditions possible. Not just a few miles, but weeks upon weeks and hundreds upon hundreds of miles with almost no let up of suddenly disappearing into an unseen crevasse. False starts, miles of backtracking or suddenly watching your sled dogs disappear from view as the snow bridge collapses beneath them. It was a captivating read; and worthy of the 4 to 5 rating just for the story by itself. I stayed with the “5”, but if there was a shortfall, it would be my perception that perhaps the book was written in a style or at a level leaning slightly to close towards an overview. At times there seemed insufficient character development to draw you into feeling as part of the story line and circumstances encountered. Never the less, it is still a great book. ( ) whwatson | Mar 7, 2014 |  ) tomsk7 | Nov 28, 2006 | Ninnis falls down a crevasse, Mertz dies of Vitamin A toxicity, but Mawson survives. Ripping yarn from "The Heroic Age". I read it years ago but its impact remains. ( ) pouleroulante | Dec 28, 2005 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The dramatic story of explorer Douglas Mawson and "the most outstanding solo journey ever recorded in Antarctic history" (Sir Edmund Hillary, mountaineer and explorer) For weeks in Antarctica, Douglas Mawson faced some of the most daunting conditions ever known to man: blistering wind, snow, and cold; the loss of his companion, dogs, supplies, and even the skin on his hands and feet. But despite constant thirst, starvation, disease, and snow blindness--he survived. Sir Douglas Mawson is remembered as the young Australian who would not go to the South Pole with Robert Scott in 1911. Instead, he chose to lead his own expedition on the less glamorous mission of charting nearly 1,500 miles of Antarctic coastline and claiming its resources for the British Crown. His party of three set out through the mountains across glaciers in 60-mile-per-hour winds. Six weeks and 320 miles out, one man fell into a crevasse--along with the tent, most of the equipment, the dogs' food, and all except a week's supply of the men's provisions. Mawson's Will is the unforgettable story of one man's ingenious practicality, unbreakable spirit, and how he continued his meticulous scientific observations even in the face of death. When the expedition was over, Mawson had added more territory to the Antarctic map than anyone else of his time. Thanks to Bickel's moving account, Mawson can be remembered for the vision and dedication that make him one of the world's great explorers. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)919.89History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worlds Polar regions AntarcticaClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (4.29)
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