a helpless ship in a hopeless sea of ice

roald get your man his moral principles are taking a queer twist, his imagination is leading him astray and hes falling

making up this insane characterisation of fred cook that he lied about his later almost-accomplishments because he couldnt take the disappointment of failure

[W]hat I admire in Shackleton, at that moment on the Barrier, is that he turned back. He gave up; he admitted defeat; and he saved his men. Unfortunately he also saved his pride by posturing a bit, playing hero. He couldn't admit that his weakness was his strength; he did the right thing, but said the wrong one. So I go on loving Shackleton, but with the slightest shade of contempt for his having boasted. But Scott, who did nearly everything wrong, why have I no such contempt for Scott? Why does he remain worthy in my mind of that awful beauty and freedom, my Antarctica? Evidently because he admitted his failure completely—living it through to its end, death. It is as if Scott realized that his life was a story he had to tell, and he had to get the ending right.

borrowed roald amundsen's autobiography from the library and i'm obsessed with this 2,5 star review... rough trl "focuses too much on berating others instead of recounting his own accomplishments" like yeah that's my goat 🔥🔥

Cook & Amundsen

still not over this passage like the war has Just ended, im talking only literal days ago, and finne wanna get discharged So Bad, but riiser-larsen is like but we Need you finne!!! peace time needs officers like you now more than ever! pls pls think this through🥺👉👈 in which finne pulls out the big guns and just fucking.. comes out as gay right then and there and admits that the peacetime military might not be the best place for an officer with "his inclinations"... just for riiser-larsen, after a few seconds of quiet, to be like so anyways we've been known this entire time also it's war we don't care who shares a bed with whom as long as you're being safe about it🙂‍↕️ but u might have a point about it being a problem for the general public tho, lets both think this through for a lil bit ok☺️ ONLY THEN for riiser-larsen to, a week later, send him a letter telling him he's being promoted to major and that finne can continue to work 50% for as long as he wants to and he needs only say the word and he'll be honorably discharged to go do his own thing🩵✨

A picture of the ship Gauss in winter quarters 1902, the ship of the relatively little known German expedition of 1901-1903 led by Erich von Drygalski. This picture was taken from a hydrogen filled reconnaissance balloon on March the 29th 1902 at a height of 490m (1600 feet), Drygalski was the first man to fly in Antarctica. Note the long cone of wind blown snow behind the ship.

#happyroalddissappearedday to all who celebrate

letter from frederick cook to roald amundsen dated january 8, 1901 / madhouse at the end of the earth, julian sancton / brokeback mountain dir. ang lee