Author Archives: Ernest Shackleton

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About Ernest Shackleton

Polar Explorer. Leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917.

Shackleton’s cabin

“I lived alone aft.”

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Pressure drop

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Puppies tyrannizing Amundsen

“Crean had started to take the pups out for runs, and it was very amusing to see them in their rolling canter just managing to keep abreast by the sledge and occasionally cocking an eye with an appealing look in … Continue reading

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Damned Souls in Torment

“[It’s] like an enormous train with squeaky axles being shunted with much bumping & clattering. Mingled with this were the sound of steamer whistles starting to blow … & underfoot moans & groans of damned souls in torment. A constant … Continue reading

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Rime

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Divers and Coastal Wanderers

A partial list of animals sighted in and about the Weddell Sea icepack: Antarctic, Snow and Stormy Petrels Fulmars White-Rumped Terns Adelie Penguins, Emperor and Ringed Penguins Weddell Seals Crabeater Seals Humpback and Finner Whales Huge Blue Whales Sea Leopards … Continue reading

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Names

“All the dogs except eight had been named. They were as follows: Rugby, Upton, Bristol, Millhill, Songster, Sandy, Mack, Mercury, Wolf, Amundsen, Hercules, Hackenschmidt, Samson, Sammy, Skipper, Caruso, Sub, Ulysses, Spotty, Bosun, Slobbers, Sadie, Sue, Sally, Jasper, Tim, Sweep, Martin, … Continue reading

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Wordie, uneaten

“Worsley examined a spot where a killer had smashed a hole 8 ft by 12 ft in 12 ½ inches of hard ice, covered by 2 ½ in of snow. Big blocks of ice had been tossed on to the … Continue reading

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Dogloos

Dogloo village, 1915

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Kennelling

Close quarters for man and beast en route.

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