Against the Ice: The Classic Arctic Survival Story by Ejnar Mikkelsen (English)

Description: Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelsen Now a major Netflix film co-written by and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)The harrowing, amazing, and often amusing personal account of two mismatched Arctic explorers who banded together to keep themselves sane on an historic expedition gone horribly wrongNow a major Netflix film co-written by and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)The harrowing, amazing, and often amusing personal account of two mismatched Arctic explorers who banded together to keep themselves sane on an historic expedition gone horribly wrongEjnar Mikkelsen was devoted to Arctic exploration. In 1910 he decided to search for the diaries of the ill-fated Mylius-Erichsen expedition, which had set out to prove that Robert Pearys outline of the East Greenland coast was a myth, erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen was a mechanic who joined Mikkelsen in Iceland when the expeditions boat needed repair.Several months later, Mikkelsen and Iversen embarked on an incredible journey during which they would suffer every imaginable Arctic travail- implacable cold, scurvy, starvation, frostbite, snow blindness, plunges into icy seawater, impossible sledding conditions, Vitamin A poisoning, debilitated dogs, apocalyptic storms, gaping crevasses, and assorted mortifications of the flesh. Mikkelsens diary was even eaten by a bear.Three years of this, coupled with seemingly no hope of rescue, would drive most crazy, yet the two retained both their sanity as well as their humor.Indeed, what may have saved them was their refusal to become as desolate as their surroundings...Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who co-adapted the book into a screenplay, provides the foreword to this new edition of the classic exploration memoir, which was one of The Explorers Clubs 100 Best Books of the 20th Century.Originally published as Two Against the Ice- A Classic Arctic Survival Story and a Remarkable Account of Companionship in the Face of Adversity. Translated from the Danish by Maurice Michael. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ejnar Mikkelsen (1880-1971) was a veteran of expeditions to Arctic Greenland, Siberia, and Alaska before directing the ill-fated Alabama expedition. Following that ordeal, Mikkelsen continued to lead expeditions to the "earthly paradise" of Greenland in 1925 and 1932. He made his final trip to that same stretch of inhospitable coast in 1964; by this time Greenlanders were addressing him affectionately as "Grandfather." Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor and producer who co-adapted Mikkelsens classic Arctic survival story into the Netflix feature film in which he also stars. Widely known for his work on Game of Thrones, Coster-Waldau is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as gender equality and climate change. Table of Contents Foreword by Nikolaj Coster-WaldauThe Start of a Greenland ExpeditionEast Greenland at LastSledging in Darkness and StormGoodbye to Ship and ComradesAlone between Heaven and EarthStill on the Inland IceLast Days on the Inland IceOn Land AgainIn Danmarks FjordSledging in SlushWater and HungerThings Get WorseThe Days ShortenThe Last SpurtWinter AgainSpring and Summer HopeThe Third WinterThe Last Six MonthsHopes FulfilledPostscript Review "One of the Hundred Best Books of Twentieth-Century Exploration" -- The Explorers Club"Readers will be amazed and amused by the way the two explorers keep their spirits about them and downplay the terrifying dangers as though it were all in good fun. Fascinating and fun reading." -- Booklist"Mikkelsen is an artisan of cold places, and if his labors are mighty and consuming, they are also of love." -- Kirkus Reviews Review Quote "One of the Hundred Best Books of Twentieth-Century Exploration" -- The Explorers Club "Readers will be amazed and amused by the way the two explorers keep their spirits about them and downplay the terrifying dangers as though it were all in good fun. Fascinating and fun reading." -- Booklist "Mikkelsen is an artisan of cold places, and if his labors are mighty and consuming, they are also of love." -- Kirkus Reviews Excerpt from Book Excerpt from the Foreword by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was working as the costume designer on an adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale that was being directed by a good friend of mine, Peter Flinth. During filming, she suggested that the memoir Two Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelsen would make a great movie. As a good, proud subject, Peter then sent a copy of the book to me. It was 2011, and I was in Bolivia working on a fictional story about what would have happened if Butch Cassidy had lived out his days in the mountains there. Reading Two Against the Ice, I was struck by how reality often is stranger and more extreme than fiction. I have always been attracted to stories of explorers, tales of men and women who knowingly put themselves in harms way in the pursuit of adventure and discovery. Mikkelsens story grabbed hold of me and did not let go. At the turn of the previous century, Arctic explorers -- alpha males born with incredible self-belief in their abilities to achieve the impossible -- traveled to places where nature held no respect for human life. Risking their lives to go where no man had gone before, many of them perished. What set the story told in Two Against the Ice apart is that it featured two men who were the unlikeliest of companions. Ejnar Mikkelsen, an experienced explorer, ends up with a young mechanic, Iver Iversen, who only joined the expedition to Greenland that Mikkelsen was leading when its original mechanic turned out to be useless and a drunk. Iver had little if any ambition and zero experience in the Arctic. So, when Mikkelsen needed a volunteer to accompany him on an arduous journey, it was surprising that it was the rookie Iversen who stepped up and threw himself into what he believed would be a few months of adventure. These few months became three long years during which the two men battled the ice and deadly cold of the Arctic, managing to survive by virtue of companionship, friendship, and an unwavering trust in each other. Within this book there is a particular moment that made me want to adapt it into a movie. . . Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Copenhagen October 2021 Details ISBN1586423347 Pages 224 Publisher Steerforth Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1586423347 ISBN-13 9781586423346 Format Paperback Imprint Steerforth Press Publication Date 2022-01-11 Place of Publication South Royalton Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-01-11 NZ Release Date 2022-01-11 US Release Date 2022-01-11 UK Release Date 2022-01-11 Author Ejnar Mikkelsen Subtitle The Classic Arctic Survival Story DEWEY 919.8204 Audience General Illustrations 8 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135375673;

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