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Mar 13, 2022 · The discovery, after 107 years, of Ernest Shackleton’s sunken ice breaker Endurance in the deep, icy waters of Antarctica is only the latest chapter in a gripping tale of heroism and...
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Oct 21, 2020 · Incredibly, all 27 men under Shackleton's command would survive the grueling Antarctic expedition, but their ship remained sunk and lost to history—until 106 years later. On March 9,...
The expedition managed to survive the loss of their ship in the middle of the Antarctic pack ice at a time when there was no chance of contacting the outside world, let alone of being rescued. It is a classic tale of leadership and heroism. Preparation.
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- Ernest Shackleton’s First South Pole Expeditions. Ernest Shackleton was born in Kilkea, Ireland in 1874. When his family relocated to London, a 16-year-old Shackleton joined the merchant navy, dashing his father’s hopes that he would follow in his footsteps as a doctor.
- The Endurance: Through The Ice. On Saturday, Aug. 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, and in a little over four weeks time, the first battle of World War I would commence.
- Nine Months Trapped In The Ice. The crew of the Endurance didn’t know it, but they were mere days away from disaster. On January 18, the ship sailed into dense pack ice.
- Abandoning The Endurance. As the months passed, the ice slowly crushed the ship. On October 27, almost a year to the day since they’d departed Buenos Aires, the men were forced to abandon the Endurance.
Mar 9, 2022 · The Endurance Expedition was a British mission to cross the Antarctic on foot in 1914-17. Launched in August 1914, the expedition became one of the most famous survival stories of all time after...
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April 13, 2022. The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton is a truly remarkable example of human endurance and the will to survive. An attempt to be the first humans to cross Antarctica would soon become a test of their spirit and a series of unfortunate events. After sailing into a particularly cold Antarctic summer their ship would become frozen ...
May 21, 2012 · HISTORY. Reliving Shackleton’s Epic Endurance Expedition. Tim Jarvis’s Plan to Cross the Antarctic in an Exact Replica of the James Caird. K. Annabelle Smith. May 21, 2012. The original...
