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Hace 4 días · What followed has been described as the greatest ever story of survival: A 1300-kilometre trip by Shackleton and five crew across rough southern seas in a seven-metre-long whaler to South Georgia Island looking for the help that ultimately saved the 22 men they had left behind.
Hace 1 día · Shackleton: a biography tells the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), who participated in four voyages of exploration to Antarctica. He was the leader of the second, third and fourth expeditions. ... He was among several explorers competing to be the first to reach the South Pole. Another theme is Shackleton’s strengths, particularly ...
Hace 5 días · The Shackleton-Rowett Expedition and their ship the Quest docked at the old whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, on 4 January 1922; Shackleton died of a heart attack on board in the early hours of 5 January. These scenes of wildlife on the remote island – including skewers, fulmars, penguins and seals – were shot before the Quest ...
Hace 3 días · Shackleton took his two strongest men and set off across the peaks on May 19, 1916. Thirty-six hours later, Shackleton and his men became the first to cross South Georgia. This feat was not done again until 1955, when a British survey team, led by Duncan Carse, crossed South Georgia.
Hace 4 días · In 1922 the explorer died of a heart attack in the cabin while his ship, the Quest, was anchored off a whaling station in South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Hace 5 días · RSS Discovery was built in Dundee in 1901 and took Shackleton and fellow explorer Robert Falcon Scott to ice-packed Antarctica on the first official British exploration of the region for 60 years.
Hace 5 días · By moving around the floe, they hoped the swell would eventually push them close to open sea where they could make a dash across to South Georgia, a tiny speck in the vast South Pacific Ocean. Once they made it to open water, they rowed for five days straight across stormy, rough seas with waves as high as apartments.
