08 A Fall Hike to Duvefjorden

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Glossary vi
4. Preface to the English Edition vii
5. Introduction to the English Edition ix
6. Preparations 1
7. Wartime voyage to Tromsø: In Ramfjorden 29
8. Running the Gauntlet to Svalbard 47
9. The Landing and Erection of the Station at Wordiebukta 55
10. Circumnavigation of Nordaustlandet 63
11. Establishing the Station and Departure of Our Assistants 93
12. Winter Preparations 103
13. A Fall Hike to Duvefjorden 111
14. Of Bears and Reindeer 125
15. Our Official Work 141
16. The Night of 126 Days 147
17. An Excitement-Filled Spring 173
18. We Capture Bear Cubs 187
19. Spring Journeys 193
20. The Sledge Trip to the Northeast 215
21. The Lost Detachment 239
22. A Strange Surrender 255
23. Stormy Voyage into Captivity 265
24. Winding Up the Expedition 269
25. Hostilities in Svalbard 289
26. Automatic Weather Stations 297
27. Life After Haudegen by Eckart Dege 303
28. Wettertrupp Haudegen: Forty Years Later by Eckart Dege 311
29. New Place Names by Eckart Dege 319
30. References 322
31. Endnotes 325
32. Index 336