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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 culture and travel for Departures magazine as a senior features editor and is reported to have writ...
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.