NL 001-009_055
Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1912 – July 1913. DMA NL 001/009.
[055] schließlich mit der Annahme, er sei nur auf die andere Seite der Spalte gelangt und so von uns abgeschnitten. Nach einiger Zeit erschien er denn auch freudestrahlend und wohl behalten am Zelt. Eine Lokalbesichtigung ergab dann aber, daß er es nicht so gut gehabt hatte, wie wir glaubten; er hatte hinter unserem Zelt gelegen, wo die Eisblöcke herabbrachen. Hierdurch aufgeschreckt, hat er sich offenbar nach der verkehrten Seite geflüchtet und ist in die Schraubung geraten, wo er gesessen haben muß, als ich ihn rief. Aber schließlich hat er sich am Pferdestall wieder herausgearbeitet.
[055] with the assumption that he had made it to the other side of the crevasse and therefore could not get to us. After some time, he appeared at the tent, radiant with joy. A quick investigation revealed that he hadn’t had it as easy as we had thought. He had been lying behind our tent, where the ice blocks were breaking off. Alarmed, he had clearly fled to the wrong side of the crevasse, where he got caught up in the rotating ice and must have been stuck when I called him. He was finally able to free himself by the horse stall.
The Wegener Diaries: Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice
This virtual exhibition sheds light on Alfred Wegener’s expeditions to Greenland between 1906 and 1931. Its main focus is on the diaries Wegener wrote during his explorations, which offer unique insights into the manifold challenges man and material faced in Greenland’s extreme environments. You may choose to read the diaries in their original state, or browse the expeditions individually and read transcribed and translated excerpts by clicking on the individual chapters.
This version, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2013 virtual exhibition. PDFs of the virtual exhibition, as well as original scans and transcripts of the Wegener Diaries, can be found at the exhibition’s PDF Depot.
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