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Against the ice : the classic Arctic survival story / Ejnar Mikkelsen ; foreword by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ; translated from the Danish by Maurice Michael.

Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 (author.). Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj, 1970- (writer of foreword.). Michael, Maurice, 1909- (translator.). Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 Two against the ice. (Added Author). Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971 translation of: Farlig Tomandsfærd. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Ejnar Mikkelsen was devoted to Arctic exploration. In 1910 he decided to search for the diaries of the ill-fated Mylius-Erichsen expedition, which had set out to prove that Robert Peary's outline of the East Greenland coast was a myth, erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen was a mechanic who joined Mikkelsen in Iceland when the expedition's boat needed repair. Several months later, Mikkelsen and Iversen embarked on an incredible journey during which they would suffer every imaginable Arctic travail: implacable cold, scurvy, starvation, frostbite, snow blindness, plunges into icy seawater, impossible sledding conditions, Vitamin A poisoning, debilitated dogs, apocalyptic storms, gaping crevasses, and assorted mortifications of the flesh. Mikkelsen's diary was even eaten by a bear. Three years of this, coupled with seemingly no hope of rescue, would drive most crazy, yet the two retained both their sanity as well as their humor. Indeed, what may have saved them was their refusal to become as desolate as their surroundings ..."-- Publisher's website.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781586423346 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: xi, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Steerforth Press edition.
  • Publisher: Lebanon, New Hampshire : Steerforth Press, [2022]

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General Note:
"Inspiration for the Netflix film"--Cover.
First published in Danish: Copenhagen : Gyldendal, 1955. This translation originally published as Two Against the Ice: A Classic Arctic Survival Story and a Remarkable Account of Companionship in the Face of Adversity.
Translation of: Farlig Tomandsfr̆d.
Language Note:
Translated from the Danish.

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Ejnar Mikkelsen (1880-1971) was a veteran of expeditions to Arctic Greenland, Siberia, and Alaska before directing the ill-fated Alabama expedition. Following that ordeal, Mikkelsen continued to lead expeditions to the "earthly paradise" of Greenland in 1925 and 1932. He made his final trip to that same stretch of inhospitable coast in 1964; by this time Greenlanders were addressing him affectionately as “Grandfather.” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor and producer who co-adapted Mikkelsen’s classic Arctic survival story into the Netflix feature film in which he also stars. Widely known for his work on Game of Thrones, Coster-Waldau is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change.

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