The Man Who Refused To Die: The Solitary Hell Of Douglas Mawson

Описание: In November 1912, three men of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition left their main base at Commonwealth Bay to map the unknown coast. They were young, fit, and optimistic. Only one would return.

This is the story of the ""Far Eastern Party""—a journey that unraveled into the most gruesome survival ordeal in polar history.

When Lieutenant Ninnis fell into a massive crevasse, taking the sledge with most of their food and the best dogs with him, Douglas Mawson and Xavier Mertz were left 300 miles from safety. We break down the tragedy that followed: the starvation that forced them to eat their remaining sled dogs, the mysterious madness that killed Mertz (caused by Vitamin A poisoning from dog liver), and Mawson’s solo trek back to the hut.

Witness the true horror of a man whose skin was peeling off in sheets, who had to tape the soles of his feet back on, and who hung suspended over a bottomless abyss by a single rope—and pulled himself out.

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In this video:

The Ninnis Crevasse Tragedy

The decision to eat the dogs

The death of Xavier Mertz (Vitamin A Toxicity)

The ""soles of his feet"" incident

The return to the hut (Seeing the ship sail away)

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