True Blue History - 537 Days of Winter by David Knoff

True Blue Conversations Podcast

What would you do if you were stranded in the coldest place on earth as the world you knew back home changed forever…

Adam speaks with Author David Knoff,

As station leader at the Davis Research Station in Antarctica, David was leading 24 expeditions on a standard mission when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, international travel came to a standstill and their ride home was cancelled – Indefinitely, What was supposed to be a routine season became a high pressure cauldron of uncertainty and anxiety where everyone was pushed to their mental limits.

Facing unprecedented challenges, including a complex medical evacuation and a fire on the ship meant to get them out, David would need all his experience as an infantry platoon commander and diplomat to keep the team safe and get them home, albeit to a world that was changed forever.

537 Days of Winter is a high-octane, sub -zero story unlike any other in modern Antarctic history.

Presenter: Adam Blum

Guest: Mark Wales

Editor: Kyle Watkins

Investigative Consultant: David Knoff