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The White Darkness: A Solitary Journey Across Antarctica

  • Edyflwr by Edyflwr

    This is a long, but excellent, read about Henry Worsley's attempt to trek across the continent of Antarctica in hopes of achieving what Ernest Shackleton wasn't able to a century ago. There are photos from Shackleton's expedition in this story. This is not really penguin related but penguins did play a small role.

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-white-darkness

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  • gardenmaeve by gardenmaeve moderator

    Thank you so much, @Edyflwr ! It looks like a fascinating read.

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  • AvastMH by AvastMH moderator

    Thank you from me too @Edyflwr . That was a fabulous story. I've known Worsley's name for many years. It's great to know so much about him. I felt quite affected by how he slept the night by Shackleton's grave - his hero 😃

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