The man, whose name was Henry Worsley, consulted a G.P.S. device to determine precisely where he was. According to his coördinates, he was on the Titan Dome, an ice formation near the South Pole that rises more than ten thousand feet above sea level: http://nyer.cm/bZR2Qnn pic.twitter.com/ovCXCEc2I7
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Sixty-two days earlier, on November 13, 2015, he’d set out from the coast of Antarctica, hoping to achieve what his hero, Ernest Shackleton, had failed to do a century earlier: to trek on foot from one side of the continent to the other. http://nyer.cm/bZR2Qnn pic.twitter.com/cfPuKAHnPc
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The journey, which would pass through the South Pole, was more than a thousand miles, and would traverse what is arguably the most brutal environment in the world. http://nyer.cm/bZR2Qnn pic.twitter.com/27o49VKGuN
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And, whereas Shackleton had been part of a large expedition, Worsley, who was fifty-five, was crossing alone and unsupported: http://nyer.cm/bZR2Qnn pic.twitter.com/YfA8tV5X0I
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No food caches had been deposited along the route to help Worsley forestall starvation, and he had to haul all his provisions on a sled, without the assistance of dogs or a sail. Nobody had attempted this feat before: http://nyer.cm/bZR2Qnn pic.twitter.com/YIwuFeJm3K
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@DavidGrann's story about Henry Worsley’s solitary journey—that became a singular test of character—across Antarctica: http://nyer.cm/bZR2Qnn pic.twitter.com/AOR9wi7al0Show this thread
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What a fantastic article. Thank you so much! Absolutely fascinating.
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Fabulous gripping read on one of my modern day heroes. Henry Worsley is a true inspiration
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No bears in the South Pole? Amazing!
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Can we stop glorifying these incredibly arrogant, selfish men? Just for a week or so. It would be so lovely.
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Let’s discuss the people he left behind, the ones he potentially put at risk, those who would be responsible for rescuing him, etc. I think his ego has been stroked enough.
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sounds plausible
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