The First Crossing of Greenland

[Inspiredcapers]

Nansen is a pretty inspiring guy. Been enjoying reading about the trek he and his companions ventured upon...





Pretty serious length on those skis...



...and the poles aren’t lacking as well. Guess they’d be a multi-purpose asset (probing, self rescue, propulsion...).





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[Cannatonic]

amazing how small people were before WWII and all the hormones & pesticides & plasticizers entered the food supply

[connyro]

amazing how small people were before WWII and all the hormones & pesticides & plasticizers entered the food supply

People are fat nowadays because of low activity levels/high calorie intake/high intake of processed foods if that's what you mean: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12 ... le-get-fat
People are getting taller due to a couple different reasons, but plastic, pesticides, and hormones are generally not accepted causes:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... ng-taller/
http://content.time.com/time/health/art ... 36,00.html

[wooley12]

Cool pictures. Off into the unknown during the age of discovery. A few years ago a husband and wife trained for a successful unassisted unsupported ski trek to the South Pole by pulling truck tires up the old railroad bed behind my house. But I'd agree overall fitness had to be better when foods were healthier and automatic garage doors hadn't been invented. As a hobby I study the WWII history of 3 Allied units that were Ski and mountaineering trained in Colorado and I'm amazed at the feats of endurance they could pull off after all of the intense physical training they did. FWIW The 10th just got all the press.

[paulzo]

Inspired - when you finish that one you should pick up "Farthest North" whihc is the story of Nansen's expition in the Fram, getting intentionally frozen into the Artic pack ice and drfiting for a couple years in hopes of reaching the Pole. And then hopping off the ship for a sled dash towards the pole when they started drifting further away from the pole rather than closer - with no intention of getting back to the ship, instead on their return from not quite reaching the pole, they sledged and kayaked to Franz Josef land where they wintered over. Makes crossing Greenland look like a nice summer stroll.

[Inspiredcapers]

Inspired - when you finish that one you should pick up "Farthest North" whihc is the story of Nansen's expition in the Fram, getting intentionally frozen into the Artic pack ice and drfiting for a couple years in hopes of reaching the Pole. And then hopping off the ship for a sled dash towards the pole when they started drifting further away from the pole rather than closer - with no intention of getting back to the ship, instead on their return from not quite reaching the pole, they sledged and kayaked to Franz Josef land where they wintered over. Makes crossing Greenland look like a nice summer stroll.

Thanks, it’s on the reading list.


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[Baaahb]

Ditto on Farthest North. Awesome read; awesome adventure.

And then there's Shackleton and the Endurance epic...even more incredible. And well-photographed.

[lowangle al]

Hi Baaahb, nice to see you over here.