Sunday, April 27, 2025

Into the Ice and The Third Pole

Into the Ice: The Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-Year-Old Mystery and The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest by Mark Synnott

Into the Ice is the story of the author sailing a small sail boat through the Northwest Passage and all the obticles involved. Also along the way lookinig for remnants of the Franklin expedition.

The Third Pole is Everest. Once both poles has been visited Everest was seen as the last great exploring opportunity. This is the story of the author going up Everest and at the same time looking for evidence of Mallory and Irvine who disappeared on the mountain in 1924. A lot of speculation but also interesting facts about what is known about them.