“Desperate Measures: The Shocking Diary Revelation of a Polar Explorer’s Fight for Survival”
The Royal Library of CopenhagenBrønlund was buried at the site of his discovery in 1908, while his diary has been added to the Royal Library of Copenhagen.
The stoves in reference metabolized alcohol in order to preheat the liquid before lighting the burner. With no alcohol available at the sheltering cave, Brønlund took to desperate measures — leaving a hint of his desperate efforts smeared in his diary.
For the researchers involved, the find “speaks to the dire circumstances and poor conditions during his last dismal days.” What had begun as a quest to chart Greenland’s Northeastern territories had ended in Brønlund’s realization that the end had come — and one final message for us all.
After learning about the mysterious black smudge in a dead polar explorer’s diary, read about how the lost Franklin Expedition to the Arctic ended in cannibalism. Then, learn about three historic explorers who were captivated by mermaid sightings.
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