Finn Malmgren

in order to take a sun sight, Zappi and Mariano at midnight........ ~ went out to use the sextant. In a few moments, Zappi reappeared and spoke in undertones. " I saw a large bear out there on the ice! " After the rest of the sleeping men were awakened, Malmgren took the Colt pistol and crept outside. When he spotted the animal some thirty yards away from the tent, he judged it to weigh at least five hundred pounds. Behind him, Mariano and Zappi followed with a knife and an ax, to protect the scientist if the pistol, exposed to dampness, misfired. Inside the tent, Nobile grabbed his small terrier and held her mouth so she would not bark. Closer and closer Malmgrem approached................to be continued, this time this channel, next week.

Poor bear it wasn't hurting anyone

i read in other sources when they opened up its stomach to see what it had eaten, they found one of their books there. it wouldve eaten everyone had no one did anything. this proves at least some of the six in the envelope were still alive at that time, or the bear wouldve not been at La Rosa Tenda and wouldve still been stuffing itself with the six who drifted north.

Fuck dat! At the first sign of aggression, a coonass would have kilt it and wasted nothing!

Eat everything for months or wear the rest. Render the fat, too!
Polar fry!

Where does it say the bear was aggressive?   From what was written it seems they spotted it 30 yards away and then ran after it like loons with a pistol, an axe and a knife.

Red Lily wrote:Where does it say the bear was aggressive?   From what was written it seems they spotted it 30 yards away and then ran after it like loons with a pistol, an axe and a knife.  

Coonass dictionary =hongry!

Red Lily wrote:Where does it say the bear was aggressive?   From what was written it seems they spotted it 30 yards away and then ran after it like loons with a pistol, an axe and a knife.  

so when a bear is only 90' away from you, and doesnt snarle at you, he only wants you to scratch his ears. 90' can be covered by the bear in under two seconds. the guy with a broken shoulder only has a .38 special. high velocity rounds will make a chamber explode. they have a pic of it. couldve been he was eating Pomella. or maybe only ripping off his clothing by then. the bear was intently preoccuppied with something in the snow. it couldve charged and killed everyone in under 15 seconds. east of Spitbergen Island, on the ice pack. theyre lucky they went out when they did to take a sun reading. polar bears look oh so cute. till they catch your leg through the stairs and rip it off from your hip socket. dont worry. nobody was hunting Smoky Bear for his gall bladder.