Category Archives: Other Voices

Young Ice

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“During the morning, went for a stroll to the old lead ahead, which which is now nearly a foot thick. I was much interested in examining the contexture of the recent young ice formed on the lead and on some … Continue reading →

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Air of Unreality

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“Everything wears an air of unreality… Everything on the horizon appears drawn up & distorted…icebergs hang upside down in the sky… The tops of some of the bergs appear to boil up & rise & fall & spread themselves… in … Continue reading →

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Killer Whales

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

Antarctic Type B Killer Whale, photo from NOAA “Had splendid view of two killer whales which broke through the young ice astern of us, poking their alligator-like heads through, and blowing arduously. They seem to be regarding the ship with … Continue reading →

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Snow-covered deck

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“The deck has now been more or less covered with snow for the last few days. We try to scrape it off but it freezes on so hard that it is impossible to get it all off. The scene looks … Continue reading →

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He perambulates alone aloft

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“Hurley was a marvel — with cheerful Australian profanity he perambulates alone aloft & everywhere, in the most dangerous & slippery places he can find, content & happy at all times but cursing so if he can a good or … Continue reading →

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Motor-crawler

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“Sir Ernest likes to keep all hands employed as far as possible, so today he decided to unpack my motor-crawler—sledge tractor—which has been in a huge packing case all this time on the fore-deck. It was like meeting an old … Continue reading →

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Fresh meats are of the greatest value as antiscorbutics

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“We are still stuck solid. “This has happened to previous explorers in this region—the Weddell Sea—to both Bruce and Filchner. The former just managed to escape quite late in the season, but he was much further north—off Coats Land. Filchner … Continue reading →

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Beset

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“We nearly all find something to occupy ourselves with; some sleep in the afternoon, others play cards and Hussey and Rickinson (the chief engineer) the banjo and fiddle respectively and, fortunately, in concert. Poker patience is the most popular game, … Continue reading →

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A position of considerable disadvantage

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“One cannot fail to perceive that we are in a position of considerable disadvantage, though of very little peril unless the whole field of ice in which we seem to form the centre should subsequently be subjected to considerable pressure; … Continue reading →

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Hummocks

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“Midnight. This evening we have been favored with sunlight. “I climbed up into the barrel lookout from where a magnificent panorama was to be observed. From horizon to horizon, and stretching north, south, east, and west, the pack ice extends, … Continue reading →

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