Author Archives: Ernest Shackleton

About Ernest Shackleton

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

Whiskey Cache

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

[Nimrod Expedition Whiskey; re-creation]

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Christmas Day Forecast, 1914

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

Heavy floes held the ship up from midnight til 6am on Dec 25, Christmas day. Then they opened a little and we made progress till 11:30am, when the leads closed again. …The ice held us up till the evening, and … Continue reading →

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Xmas Letter [Not Sent]

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

“Had my usual evening walk & smoke, as I am better of the piles but I have been thinking of my loved ones all day I hope there is nothing wrong & that You will enjoy Yourselves tomorrow X Mass.” … Continue reading →

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A Tale of the Sea

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

A Tale of the Sea I slept and dreamt of the ocean: Of tarry sailors joys: Of the tales which they loved to fashion Of days when they were boys: And I laughed aloud in my sleep: “In those days … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Chippy

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

The noble mouser of the Endurance, and his master. “I think the cat was more important to him than the Polar Medal.” – Tom McNeish, grandson; quoted in BBC Science/Nature.

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Soccer

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

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Explorer Chores

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

James Wordie, Alfred Cheetam, Alexander Macklin

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Types of Ice

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

Condensed from Sea-Ice Nomenclature, by J. M. Wordie. Slush or Sludge. Pancake Ice. (Ruffled, turned-up edges.) Young Ice. (Black ice. Ice flowers. Young ice.) Land floes. Floe. (Light floes, and heavy floes. Heavy floes covered with deep snow in the … Continue reading →

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Fairy Ice

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

It was now light twenty-four hours a day; the sun disappeared only briefly near midnight, leaving prolonged, magnificent twilight. Often during this period, the phenomenon of an “ice shower”, caused by the moisture in the air freezing and settling to … Continue reading →