Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night

In August 1897, thirty-one-year-old commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail aboard the Belgica, fueled by a profound sense of adventure and dreams of claiming glory for his native Belgium. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But the commandant's plans for a three-year expedition to reach the magnetic South Pole would be thwarted at each turn. Before the ship cleared South America, it had already broken down, run aground, and lost several key crew m...

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totentanz_29 декабря 2025 г.
Like the Belgica, we have sailed heedlessly into a trap of our own making, but if the expedition proved anything, it's that we need never resign ourselves to doom.
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