Ada Blackjack: 730 Days Alone in the Arctic

Four men entered the Arctic with Ada Blackjack. Three disappeared while attempting to cross the frozen Chukchi Sea. Lorne Knight died after a prolonged illness. When rescue finally reached Wrangel Island, Ada was the sole surviving human member of the original expedition—alongside Vic, the camp’s cat. Chapters: 00:00 Alone After Knight’s Death 12:53 Stefansson’s Wrangel Island Plan 28:14 Ada’s Changed Agreement 35:36 The Silver Wave Sails North 51:07 The First Winter Fractures 01:06:41 The Second Winter Crisis 01:20:46 Three Men Walk Into the Ice 01:36:16 Nursing Lorne Knight 01:51:48 Building a One-Person Camp 01:58:25 The Diary for Bennett 02:12:44 Rescue Through the Fog 02:27:33 Who Owned Ada’s Story? Verified Sources: library.dartmouth.edu | library.dartmouth.edu/digital/digital-collections/collating-wrangel-island Dartmouth Libraries, Rauner Special Collections Library | Ada Blackjack Diary | library.dartmouth.edu/digital/digital-collections/collating-wrangel-island/ada-blackjack-diary Ada Blackjack; Dartmouth Libraries | Statement Given by Ada Blackjack, 6 February 1924 | collections.dartmouth.edu/archive/text/stefansson-wrangel-tei/diplomatic/stefansson-wrangel-09-39-diplomatic.html collections.dartmouth.edu | collections.dartmouth.edu/archive/text/harold-noice/diplomatic/harold-noice-01-04-01-diplomatic.html United States National Park Service | Ada Blackjack: Stranded on Wrangel Island | nps.gov/articles/000/ada-blackjack-stranded-on-wrangel-island.htm Ada Blackjack; Dartmouth Libraries | Ada Blackjack Diary: Diplomatic Transcription | collections.dartmouth.edu/archive/text/ada-blackjack/diplomatic/mss8-adablackjack-diary-diplomatic.html Dartmouth Libraries | Ada Blackjack Collection Document Index and Biographical Records | collections.dartmouth.edu/archive/text/ada-blackjack canadiangeographic.ca | canadiangeographic.ca/articles/vilhjalmur-stefansson-ada-blackjack-and-the-canadian-invasion-of-russia tandfonline.com | tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369801X.2023.2190920 digital.lib.ecu.edu | digital.lib.ecu.edu/86342