A review by jon288
The Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

The story of the Belgica, and the men who were trapped in her overwinter in the Antarctic sea ice. An incredible tale of survival and the first proper exploration of the continent in the Heroic Age. I didn't know much about this expedition, not even that Amundsen was aboard, so it was great to learn more about it. The character of Cook, the surgeon, was particularly compelling. I'm not sure there are many major Antarctic expeditions I've not read about now! Really well researched and written, and reading the digital version alongside it was great as there are excellent photographs and maps to go with it