EPISODE · Apr 12, 2026 · 20 MIN
The Far Eastern Party - Australasian Antarctic Expedition
from HistMuse · host HistMuse
The Far Eastern Party: Mawson's Hell Journey to Hell1912. Douglas Mawson's Far Eastern Party sledges 500 miles east from Cape Denison. Three men. 17 dogs. Unknown crevasses ahead.Day 76: Companion Ninnis + 6 best dogs vanish into 500-ft crevasse with main food sledge. Mawson and Mertz turn back starving. Mertz eats dogs to survive. Dies raving.Mawson crawls solo 100 miles. Rope snaps into crevasse—claws 30 hours up ice wall. Reaches base 30 minutes after rescue ship sails.HistMuse reveals Antarctica's most brutal survival ordeal.
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The Far Eastern Party: Mawson's Hell Journey to Hell1912. Douglas Mawson's Far Eastern Party sledges 500 miles east from Cape Denison. Three men. 17 dogs. Unknown crevasses ahead.Day 76: Companion Ninnis + 6 best dogs vanish into 500-ft crevasse with main food sledge. Mawson and Mertz turn back starving. Mertz eats dogs to survive. Dies raving.Mawson crawls solo 100 miles. Rope snaps into crevasse—claws 30 hours up ice wall. Reaches base 30 minutes after rescue ship sails.HistMuse reveals Antarctica's most brutal survival ordeal.
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