They started the expedition with 19 Siberian ponies, most died along the way, the remaining ponies were shot for food. wikipedia
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It almost seems like Antarctic and Artic expeditions are a bad idea
There were far more successful ones at the same time that did well. This one is just infamous for bad management.
Amundsen, the one that succeded in the race to the South Pole lived by a great motto: You only need good luck if you didn't plan properly. He was a true adventurer with a sharp mind, shame he disappeared on a rescue mission.
Semi fun fact; my great great grandfather was Amundsens brother. Well, one of the two brothers, anyway.
That's amazing! I'm sure there's loads of family stories?! Fun fact, I work at an archive and recently researched Amundsen's North Pole expedition and the flying boat he used, very impressive story despite them failing to reach the pole!
Many expeditions to the "Unknown" ended gruesomely because they didn't know and were not prepared; While going to these places today one has a very good chance to survive. I can only assume it will be the same with space explorations (once we'll get there). The first trips will have extremely poor surviving rates but later you might as well go there with your class field trip.
Yes, if you're a pony.
The sled dogs were eaten too, if I remember correctly.