Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival St- 0393347788, paperback, David Roberts

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On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface.\nMawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, \""Which one are you?\""This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. It\n\nAlone on the Ice\nThe Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked serv;