Douglas Mawson was an Australian scientist who, in 1912, Endured a mission to explore Antarctica with two other scientists, a goal that had never worked out well for anyone.
One of his companions fell into a crevasse, dragging one of their sleds, most of their supplies, and dogs down with him. They were around 310 miles from home.
In order to get back to base, Mawson was going to have to walk through a lifeless ice desert without shelter and only a third of the food required to make the journey
Eventually, his other companion died from cold and exhaustion […]
