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The White Darkness – A Solitary Journey Across Antarctica (2018)
- drdrey 7y agoThe White Darkness
- pmoriarty 7y agoThis tragedy could have been prevented had Worsley let someone he trusted (like his wife) have the power to call for an evacuation when they deemed it necessary. Also, his wife should have just called for an evacuation herself despite what others thought. Worsley was clearly incapable of effectively monitoring his own health and pushed himself to the point of death. Someone he trusted who was not so emotionally wedded to the idea of succeeding at all costs could have saved his life. Also, such stories of people choosing to put their lives in danger smacks more than a bit of a desire for self destruction -- a possible motivation the article should have explored but didn't.
- dang 7y agoDiscussed at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16311962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16311962