In 1911, three men struggled for five weeks through the Antarctic winter to collect penguin eggs

That last bit was what i think made the author of the book title it the way he did. Because several people died over an expedition whose collected data and items were routinely ignored, so it was all pointless and the author had a hard time reconciling the events. To him it was definitely The Worst Journey In the World.

I listening to the episode early in the week and it’s a good listen.

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