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Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, April 1930 – September 1930. DMA NL 001/014.
[010] nicht gut. Sicher ist nur das, dass wir es bei der bisherigen Leistung nicht erreichen. Nun gehen seit gestern unten 12 Pferde statt wie bisher 8. Heute habe ich noch Vigfus gebeten, den Versuch zu machen, 3 mal statt 2 mal zu gehen, und er meinte auch, solange Benzin transportiert wird, ginge es auch. Bei Kisten ginge es nicht. Das müssten wir also dann so einrichten, dass es doch geht. Wir vertragen jetzt keine weiteren Fehler.
[010] it doesn’t look great. One thing is certain, that if we continue our current rate of progress we will not manage it. Since yesterday, we have been using 12 horses instead of 8. Today I asked Vigfus to attempt to go 3 times instead of 2 times, and he agreed that as long as we are transporting gasoline, it would work. It wouldn’t work with boxes. So, we still have we have to arrange this in a way that so that these, too, can be transported up. We can’t handle any more mistakes.
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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