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| First Written | 1922 |
| Genre | Travel |
| Origin | UK |
| Publisher | Penguin |
| My Copy | paperback |
| First Read | September 02, 2024 |
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The Worst Journey in the World
I was prepared for say, a long grueling walk, in endless cold and snow and ice. But there are details here that I would never have guessed - like the time some men and ponies got trapped on ice floes that had broken off a melting ice shelf, and were being tipped up and down by KILLER WHALES to dislodge and eat them. Seriously! Orcas!
Noted on October 2, 2024
You know I love a good travelogue, especially when it's an English aristocrat getting into trouble. Here's a fascinating first-hand account from one of the few survivors of Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole.
Noted on October 2, 2024
I have seen Fuji, the most dainty and graceful of all mountains; and also Kinchinjunga: only Michael Angelo among men could have conceived such grandeur. But give me Erebus for my friend. Whoever made Erebus knew all the charm of horizontal lines, and the lines of Erebus are for the most part nearer the horizontal then the vertical. And so he is the most restful mountain in the world, and I was glad when I knew that our hut would lie at his feet. And always there floated from his crater the lazy banner of his cloud of steam.
Quoted on October 2, 2024
Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised.
Quoted on October 2, 2024