Douglas Mawson’s Antarctic Trek
How did Mawson survive alone for so long?
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49 mins
Explore the harrowing journey of Douglas Mawson across the Antarctic wilderness after his expedition went catastrophically wrong. Discover how starvation, exhaustion, and isolation pushed him to the limits of human endurance, and how, against almost impossible odds, Mawson continued toward safety and lived to tell the tale.
Ep 1:
The Man Who Refused the Pole
Meet Douglas Mawson, the Australian explorer who turned down the South Pole for something bolder—mapping unknown Antarctica—and assembled a green crew for the windiest place on Earth.
Ep 2:
Into the Ice, Toward Ruin
Spring sledging turns to horror as the Far Eastern Party vanishes into a crevasse, leaving Mawson and Mertz stranded with poisoned dog livers and dwindling hope.
Ep 3:
A Hundred Miles on Broken Feet
Alone and dying, Mawson's body fails him piece by piece—yet he keeps walking, driven by one desperate mission before a crevasse nearly claims him too.
Ep 4:
The Long Way Home
After surviving the unsurvivable, Mawson faces one final cruel delay—then a madman, a second winter, and a legacy that would outlast them all.
Discussions (5)
Owen
Level 9 · 2 weeks agoCape Denison confirmed as windiest place on Earth at sea level, correct
Edward
Level 3 · 2 weeks agoShackleton's Endurance story tops this for me tbh
Jamie
Level 4 · 2 weeks agoTurned down the South Pole to map the unknown. That's insane
