Table of Contents
Prologue vii
Part 1 The Lure of Antarctica 1
Homosexuality 3
1 Victorian Values 5
2 Terra Austraus 15
3 The Three Norwegians 27
Part 2 All Roads Lead To Cape Adare 43
Divorce 45
4 First Observations 47
5 Boyhood Dreams 59
6 Lost Opportunities 73
7 Courtship 88
8 Deception 100
9 The Eastern Party 112
Part 3 Cape Adare 127
Infidelity 129
10 The Northern Party 131
11 The Worst Journey 142
12 The Reluctant Penguin Biologist 153
13 The Race Begins 165
14 Competition 176
15 Timing 186
Part 4 After Cape Adare 199
Rape 201
16 Hooligans 203
17 Weather 218
18 Dogs 230
19 Winter 243
20 Return Journey 255
Part 5 After Antarctica 273
Prostitution 275
21 The Depravities Of Men 277
22 After The War 296
23 The Pole At Last 308
Further Reading Key References 327
Acknowledgments 331
Endnotes 333
Index 349