New book The Nansen Photographs reveals stunning photos from epic 1890s North Pole expedition
Arctic lost in time: Amazing archival photos trace a 19th-century attempt to reach the North Pole in a huge wooden ship by explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who loaded the Fram with 3,000 bottles of beer "The expedition proved the theory of a current crossing the Polar Sea from east to west," says the author. the very first time
The Nansen Photographs by Geir O Klover, published by Teneues, recounts the story of 12 intrepid men, led by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who set out from Norway in June 1893 with the aim of reaching the North Pole.
They sailed in a wooden boat called Fram - filled with skis, kayaks, very woolly sweaters and 3,000 bottles of beer - and braved the attacks of polar bears and walruses.
During the expedition to the end of the world, which lasted until August 1896, Nansen put to the test a theory that there was a current from east to west at across the Arctic Ocean. He hoped to reach the North Pole by allowing Fram to become trapped by the pack ice north of Siberia and drift across the ocean. The adventurer was disappointed when he discovered that the adrift Fram was not approaching the North Pole, so together with his colleague, Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen, he left the ship and his crew and headed for their intended destination on skis. Although they don't...
The Nansen Photographs by Geir O Klover, published by Teneues, recounts the story of 12 intrepid men, led by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who set out from Norway in June 1893 with the aim of reaching the North Pole.
They sailed in a wooden boat called Fram - filled with skis, kayaks, very woolly sweaters and 3,000 bottles of beer - and braved the attacks of polar bears and walruses.
During the expedition to the end of the world, which lasted until August 1896, Nansen put to the test a theory that there was a current from east to west at across the Arctic Ocean. He hoped to reach the North Pole by allowing Fram to become trapped by the pack ice north of Siberia and drift across the ocean. The adventurer was disappointed when he discovered that the adrift Fram was not approaching the North Pole, so together with his colleague, Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen, he left the ship and his crew and headed for their intended destination on skis. Although they don't...
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