WebApr 1, 2010 · Apsley Cherry-Garrard The Worst Journey in the World: Ranked number 1 in National Geographic’s 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time Paperback – 1 April 2010 by Apsley Cherry-Garrard (Author) 716 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £0.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook £0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover WebKnown as "Birdie" for his distinctively shaped nose, he was a powerfully built man, just 5 feet 4 inches tall (1.63m), popular with his companions as hard working, endlessly cheerful, dependable and tough.
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WebApsley Cherry-Garrard had his first application to become a member of Robert Falcon Scott’s, Terra Nova Expedition, rejected. Undeterred he applied again, and this time offered the then, huge sum of £1,000, by way of a donation should he be selected. WebNov 4, 2001 · Apsley Cherry-Garrard was born in 1886, the eldest son of a typically Victorian upper-middle-class household. The Cherry-Garrards were rich and young … pantone 226 c
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WebAug 5, 2024 · Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (January 2, 1886 – May 18, 1959) was an English explorer of Antarctica. Quotes [ edit ] For a joint scientific and geographical piece of organization, give me Scott ; for a Winter Journey, Wilson ; for a dash to the Pole and nothing else, Amundsen : and if I am in the devil of a hole and want to get out of ... WebPerhaps the greatest first-hand account of polar exploration. In his introduction to the harrowing story of the Scott expedition to the South Pole, Apsley Cherry-Garrard states that “Polar Exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised.” WebApsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (* 2. Januar 1886 in Bedford, Bedfordshire; † 18. Mai 1959 in London) war ein britischer Polarforscher, der an der Terra-Nova-Expedition (1910–1913) unter Robert Falcon Scott in die Antarktis teilnahm. pantone 2265c