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Mawson
In Life and Death in Antarctica, explorer Tim Jarvis relives Sir Douglas Mawson's extraordinary polar survival journey of 1912-13. Battling against ferocious blizzards and headwinds, Jarvis struggles to overcome extreme isolation, physical deprivation and his own self-doubt. He embarks on his hellish journey using the same equipment, clothing and starvation rations as Mawson had available to him almost a century ago in an attempt to answer some of the questions and controversies surrounding Mawson's tragic expedition in which both of his companions died. This is the story of two journeys, undertaken a century apart, to the limits of human endurance.
256 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2008
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April 19, 2010
Tim is a good friend of mine - his book and the DVD of his adventure in Antarctica re-enacting Mawson's famous feat of survival is well worth a look at.
May 7, 2018
a solid book!!
November 10, 2015
ive read this over the last few days. it kept me enthralled. the parallels made between Tim and john's journey to mawsons were significant without detracting from the incredible feat mawsons original journey was. I think this journey was a pretty amazing feat in itself.
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