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<p>Far from being a heroic amateur as he's so often portrayed the explorer championed science and, as <strong>Robin McKie</strong> reveals, was a victim of cruel luck – and deception</p>

Contrató a un equipo de aventureros noruego, como era él. Les advirtió del frío extremo, del hambre y la soledad de la nieve. Partirían ese mismo año de 1908 y sería la prueba definitiva. No era la primera vez que lo intentaba.

Author: Julian Sancton Crown, 307 pages, $30 Going to the continent of Antarctica (on a three-year voyage) may not be everyone’s idea of a great time — although more than 50,000 people cruised to the continent during the austral summer in 2018-2019 — but for commandant Adrien de Gerlache, 31, who amazingly never learned to swim, and a handful of sailors, it was their longstanding dream. “Madhouse at the End of the Earth” author Julian Sancton has written a masterpiece. He writes about...

Julian Sancton's Madhouse at the End of the Earth is a rollicking account of the Belgica expedition – and its ‘less-than-ideal’ crew

The group of explorers became the first people to spend an entire winter within the Antarctic Circle.

The long, cold voyage to lunacy: Fourteen years before the South Pole was conquered, a Belgian ship set off for the end of the Earth – and got stuck in pack ice. Riddled with scurvy and slipping into madness, they were only saved by playing music to penguins Julian Sancton has penned a book about Adrien de Gerlaches expedition in 1897 Sailor from Belgium worked tirelessly to raise money to winter in the Antarctic  His crew of just 24 had an ever-present fear that ice could crush their sh...

Photos from the end of the Earth: Story of 19th century Antarctic expedition that ended with the crew going insane after the Belgica was trapped in the ice for more than a year is told in a harrowing new book Author Julian Sancton has written a new book charting the journey of a 19th century expedition to Antarctica Belgica, a three-mast barque, left Antwerp on August 16, 1897 on the first scientific mission to the continent But the ship became trapped in the ice and the crew fell prey to illne...

Print this article No one, it’s safe to say, ever took up polar exploration in search of a good time. To trudge through its annals is to confront a decidedly un-hygge variety of experiences. Just look at the titles: Alone on the Ice. In the Land of White Death. The Last Place on Earth. The Worst Journey in the World.  The Man Who Ate His Boots. It can’t have been easy to outdo these for lurid horror, but Julian Sancton may have succeeded with Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Be...

Lockdown on ice Stefan Beck © Provided by Washington Examiner LA.Books.LockdownIce.jpg No one, it’s safe to say, ever took up polar exploration in search of a good time. To trudge through its annals is to confront a decidedly un-hygge variety of experiences. Just look at the titles: Alone on the Ice. In the Land of White Death. The Last Place on Earth. The Worst Journey in the World.  The Man Who Ate His Boots. It can’t have been easy to outdo these for lurid horror,...

Starving and trapped by ice, the Norwegian’s crew had discovered how to beat scurvy on an earlier voyage. The benefits proved crucial