Category Archives: Other Voices

Deception Island

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“And though they were still hesitant to suggest openly that the Caird could be lost, they could no longer avoid admitting, at least tacitly, that something quite possibly might have happened.” — Alfred Lansing, Endurance “If so, it means a … Continue reading →

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Particularly monotonous

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“Today seems to be particularly monotonous, and the wild magnificence of the precipitous cliffs that limit us to the circumscribed confines of Cape Wild loom through the mist like prison walls, sinister and inaccessible. If there were only some duties, … Continue reading →

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29 July 1916

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

Page from diary of Thomas Orde-Lees:

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Playing the giddy goat

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“[Why Shackleton] was allowed to go playing the giddy goat at the South Pole in the interests of nobody and nothing but himself, why was he allowed to take away useful men whose services might have been utilised in war… … Continue reading →

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Poll of imaginary dishes, much wished-for

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

McIlroy has conducted this poll: if you were allowed only one dish right now, but it could be any dish, what would it be? Clark: Devonshire dumpling with cream James: Syrup pudding McIlroy: Marmalade pudding and Devonshire cream Rickenson: Blackberry … Continue reading →

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The tobacco finally ran out…

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“Little by little, conditions were becoming increasingly primitive. The treasured nut food had been finished, and the powdered milk too. And though these were sorely missed, their lack could hardly be compared with the tragedy when the tobacco finally ran … Continue reading →

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Man is an adaptable brute

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“My place is much envied by everyone owing to its proximity to the stove. No-one would have this place at first. I saw certain possibilities in it…except for the hairs, which are abominable, I have never regretted it. Marston occupies a hammock … Continue reading →

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The most motley & unkempt assembly

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“The most motley & unkempt assembly that ever was projected on a plate.” — Frank Hurley

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Our companion and our menace

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“In the west, the darkness of night rolled away out of sight, dissolving as the eye rose into deep violet, purple, heliotrope and finally pale blue which melted overhead into the duck-egg green. All these colours were reflected in the … Continue reading →

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Why have they not returned…?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“It sometimes seems that Sir Ernest and his comrades in that wee 22ft boat can never have accomplished the tremendous voyage they embarked upon, and if peradventure they have succeeded, why have they not returned with a ship to rescue … Continue reading →

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