Two Against the Ice: A Classic Arctic Survival Story and a Remarkable Account of Companionship in the Face of Adversity | 
| Author: Ejnar Mikkelsen
Creator: Lawrence Millman
Publisher: Steerforth
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 450836
Media: Paperback
Edition: Steerforth Press ed
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1586420577
Dewey Decimal Number: 919.8204
EAN: 9781586420574
ASIN: 1586420577
Publication Date: January 10, 2003
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TWO AGAINST THE ICE is a classic tale of survival by an unheralded but important figure in the history of Arctic exploration. First published in Danish in 1955, it has never before been published in North America.
Ejnar Mikkelsen was a man devoted to Arctic exploration. In 1910 he decided to search for the diaries of the ill-fated Mylius-Erichsen expedition, which had set out to prove that Robert Peary’s outline of the East Greenland coast was a myth, erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen was a mechanic who joined Mikkelsen in Iceland when the expedition’s boat needed repair. Several months later, Mikkelsen and Iversen embarked on a journey during which they would suffer virtually every travail in the Arctic repertoire: implacable cold, scurvy, starvation, frostbite, snow blindness, plunges into icy seawater, Sisyphean sledging conditions, Vitamin A poisoning, debilitated dogs, apocalyptic storms, gaping crevasses, and assorted mortifications of the flesh. Mikkelsen’s diary was eaten by a bear. Three years of this, coupled with seemingly no hope of rescue, would drive most crazy, yet the two retained both their sanity and their humor. Indeed, what may have saved them was their refusal to become as desolate as their surroundings.
“A classic of Arctic survival and a remarkable account of companionship in the face of adversity. ” -- From The Foreword
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Letter from Denmark September 10, 2008
Worth the price of the book to read about the calendar pictures and the "Letter from Denmark" episode.
A testament to the amazing character of the two men: loyalty, determination, courage, charitableness, and the ability to find a song in one's heart even when the chips are down. And down they were! That the two explorers were able to survive their multi-years' long ordeal is amazing.
An adventure/travel story at its best.
I'll definitely be re-reading this one and sharing it with others, too.
Excellent story that holds you in its grip August 24, 2008
I was skeptical that a story of two men surviving in the face of such adversity could be interesting for a whole book. I found I could hardly put it down & that I didn't want it to end. It is an excellent, well written book.
A classic on arctic survival January 11, 2007
In 1906 The Danmark Expedition met disaster in NortEast Greenland: Three men, Mylius Erichsen, Hoegh Hagen and Bronlund died from cold and starvation. later the body of Bronlund was found, but the bodies of his companions have never been found.
Many expedition have gone there to search for them, and one of the first attempts was the "Alabama" expedition led by Ejnar Mikkelsen. On this expedition Mikkelsen and his companion Iversen walked several hundred miles to search for the dead men. Mikkelsen and Iversen had a hard time and nearly died from starvation, but they survived, and this is the story about this journey. Translated from Danish: Farlig tomandsfaerd
exploring without the hardships March 17, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
a great read. felt i was there on the ice. nice to read about people who can get along during times of adversity.
PURE ADVENTURE!! April 28, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great Book! Written by the explorer himself, the story comes 'straight from the horse's mouth' telling of the his expedition to Greenland in the early 1900's. Seeing inside the lives of Mikkelsen and his companion, Iversen during this expedition makes me wonder if anyone today in our soft, comfortable life could ever endure what they did. Their outlook and physical stamina during their hardship makes my 'discomforts' look like peanuts!
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