Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis.
Introduction J. Scott Keltie
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The equipment
3. 'Ski' and 'skilöbning'
4. The voyage to Iceland
5. Cruising in the ice
6. The bladder-nose seal and its capture
7. Life on the 'Jason'
8. Attempt to land - drifting in the ice
9. Still drifting
10. The ice-belt of the east coast of Greenland, and some account of previous attempts to penetrate it
11. The east coast of Greenland
12. The east coast - an Eskimo encampment
13. The east coast - another stage northwards
14. The east coast - further dealings with the Eskimo
15. Our last encampment on the east coast
16. Previous attempts at exploration of the 'inland ice'.
