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I‘ve read Caroline Alexander‘s book about Shackleton‘s expedition, & I have Alfred Lansing‘s on my shelf, so I couldn‘t resist downloading this audio as well. It‘s more straightforward & scientific in a logbook sort of way than Alexander‘s, but I still found most of it fascinating as a more immediate, first person version. The part about the Aurora got long to me, but other than that, I‘m amazed by this survival story every time I read about it.

Mensun Bound was the Director of Exploration to attempt to find Ernest Shackleton‘s shipwreck at the bottom of an Antarctic sea, the Endurance, which sank during his attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. This book covers both attempts in 2019 (unsuccessful) & 2022, which was successful. The 2022 search was bookended first by the pandemic, and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both affecting the morale of the crew. Even so they ⬇️

I started this audiobook today for #Antarctica #readingOceania. I decided to forego Greta and Valdin. I‘ve read way too many books on #NewZealand (6 or 7) and once I started listening to it I wasn‘t too keen on it. This will be only my second book for Antarctica

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The cards are finally coming together as I listen to this audiobook. #litsylove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#Antarctica #readingoceania @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Henry George (Gino) Walker should be recognized among the great arctic explorers, this author asserts, if only he'd survived a tragic accident at 25. A mediocre student with a quest for adventure, it turned out he was an excellent and likable leader of expeditions into the heart of #Greenland and established a manned station in Greenland for a year to track weather trends for potential flights to shorten the trip from the USA to Europe. Most of ⬇

A whole bookshop dedicated to polar books in Oslo. Think you would like this @Caroline2

My next audiobook. #Greenland #readingtheAmericas2023 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Today‘s Audible deal of the day. I bought it to listen to for #Greenland #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

3.5/5 stars, rounded up. There‘s a lot to like about this book- the exploration of Antártica, the danger of sailing through ice to find Endurance, the Shackleton history, and the discovery of the Endurance and its state. I oscillated between “This is so cool,” to, “This is such a waste of resources.” Though the light and beauty of Antártica sounded cool, the ice and weather ruled out all future travel there for me.