Sledges and sledging in polar regions
ABSTRACT Sledges have been used for millennia in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Until the advent of British Arctic land exploration in the nineteenth century, explorers in these regions had relied on indigenous sledges. The British, and individuals from other nations engaging in polar exploration, o...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400024827 2024-03-03T08:38:46+00:00 Sledges and sledging in polar regions Pearson, Michael 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400024827 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400024827 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 31, issue 176, page 3-24 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1995 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400024827 2024-02-08T08:34:42Z ABSTRACT Sledges have been used for millennia in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Until the advent of British Arctic land exploration in the nineteenth century, explorers in these regions had relied on indigenous sledges. The British, and individuals from other nations engaging in polar exploration, often faced different conditions and challenges from those that had faced indigenous peoples, and so a period of adaptation and invention began, to develop sledges that better suited the needs of European survey parties. This paper looks at the range of indigenous sledges and the development of various polar sledge types based on indigenous ski-runner, edge-runner, and toboggan styles of sledges. The development of the Nansen sledge, which became the norm in the Antarctic, is discussed, and the issues and debates involving man-hauling versus dog-hauling and the relative effectiveness of sledges and motive power as shown by recorded sledging performances are outlined. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Antarctic The Antarctic Polar Record 31 176 3 24 |
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ABSTRACT Sledges have been used for millennia in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Until the advent of British Arctic land exploration in the nineteenth century, explorers in these regions had relied on indigenous sledges. The British, and individuals from other nations engaging in polar exploration, often faced different conditions and challenges from those that had faced indigenous peoples, and so a period of adaptation and invention began, to develop sledges that better suited the needs of European survey parties. This paper looks at the range of indigenous sledges and the development of various polar sledge types based on indigenous ski-runner, edge-runner, and toboggan styles of sledges. The development of the Nansen sledge, which became the norm in the Antarctic, is discussed, and the issues and debates involving man-hauling versus dog-hauling and the relative effectiveness of sledges and motive power as shown by recorded sledging performances are outlined. |
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