Book description
This book is considered one of the great books of exploration, about what Shackleton himself called "the last great journey on earth". The book tells of the author's Antarctic expedition in which the Endurance was crushed by the ice, and he and his men made a 600-mile trek across ice…
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If there’s one name that thrills anyone interested in Antarctic exploration, Shackleton is it.
In 1914, he led a crew of 28 men to Antarctica aboard the sailing ship Endurance, with the goal of crossing the continent by dog sled. The weather was bad, and Endurance was frozen into the icepack. The following summer was cold, and the ice did not melt. It was almost two years on the ice and traversing the sea in small boats before Shackleton was able to bring his crew home. He lost not a single man.
What I found fascinating, besides the physical…
From Caroline's list on adventure in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Antarctic explorer Raymond Priestly famously said, “For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel, give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” After reading South, Shackleton’s own account of his disastrous attempt to cross the Antarctic continent, you’ll understand why Priestly would choose this brawny, charismatic adventurer over all others. Published in 1919, South is a chronicle of the events that unfolded on board, and then off-board, the Endurance between 1915-1917. Trapped by pack ice in the Weddell Sea, the 28-man crew…
From Ashley's list on the coldest place on earth.
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