On the trail of a tragedy
Description
In 1907 three polar explorers fought for their lives in the darkness of the Greenland winter. They died in dramatic circumstances of hypothermia, hunger and frostbite. They had set out to explore and map the last uncharted stretches of the Greenland coastline. A wealth of old photographs and diary entries document the expedition just as the old pioneers experienced it.Meanwhile an expedition using modern gear follows on their trail.The team undertakes its journey through the same ice and the same climatic extremes as the 1906 expedition.Together they want to relive and retell a story of grand ambitions, terrible sacrifices and tremendous loyalty to the bitter end.
Runtime
62 min
Series
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2006
Database
Alexander Street
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