Against the ice : the classic Arctic survival story / Ejnar Mikkelsen ; foreword by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ; translated from the Danish by Maurice Michael.
Publisher:
Steerforth Press,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xi, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
"First published in Danish as Farlig Tomandsfærd in 1955 by Glydendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The start of a Greenland expedition -- East Greenland at last -- Sledging in darkness and storm -- Goodbye to ship and comrades -- Along between heaven and earth -- Still on the inland ice -- Last days on the inland ice -- On land again -- In Danmarks fjord -- Sledging in slush -- Water and hunger -- Things get worse -- The days shorten -- The last spurt -- Winter again -- Spring and summer hope -- The third winter -- The last six months -- Hope fulfilled -- Postscript.
Summary:
Mikkelsen, an experienced Arctic adventurer, set out in 1909 to prove that Robert Perry's outline of the East Greeland coast was erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen, a ship's mechanic with no experience as an explorer, joined the expedition. Months later, the two men found themselves cut off from the world, suffering every imaginable Arctic travail: Mikkelsen's diary was even eaten by a bear. The two retained their sanity-- and their humor-- for three days. This is their harrowing account of survival and companionship.
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