Rest In Peace Thomas Armitage. Died Tragically And Miserably Under Mysterious Lead-based Circumstances

Arctic sun.  More Adventures. 1940.  Armstrong Sperry. 

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I believe in the fundamental goodness of humanity because I have seen the Polar Exploration and Age of Sail enthusiasts.

You can't even go on an expedition to find a passage through dangerous ice fields and die alongside 100+ men for your hubris anymore. Because climate change 🙄

Erebus and Terror in the Antarctic. The ships almost never made it to the arctic. In 1842, three years before sailing into the northwest passage, the ships collided with each other at the opposite end of the earth. James Clark Ross, then at the helm of Erebus, turned sharp to avoid a massive iceberg. Crozier, commanding Terror, was unable to avoid smashing into Erebus. The collision jolted the crew, and the two ships’ rigging became entangled for what must have been a harrowing incident until Terror was able to break free. Form what I’ve read, Crozier recalled that he merely acted and didn’t quite remember what he did to break free.

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The Unkown Ships- in honour of the Arctic Expeditions, by Capt. Chamier and J. P. Knight 1845

The Endurance