Category Archives: Other Voices

The Worst Eventuality

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“Shackleton was prepared for the worst eventuality of having to stop on the Pack for another winter… On the other hand if by the end of January we have, as is probably, drifted near enough to Graham’s Land, or the … Continue reading →

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Glass plate negatives

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“The ship is in a frightful condition crunched to fragments. She was entirely full of water & is merely held up by the ice pressure which has splintered the bulwarks almost severing the top deck. The port & starboard cabins … Continue reading →

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He had a genius

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“I like to think of our leader as I recall him at this time. His hopes & ambitions had all been shattered — yet he was cheerful & went out of his way to impart some of his cheerfulness to … Continue reading →

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Further travel is impossible

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“Sir Ernest, Wild, Worsley & Self, who comprise a directive Committee, climbed some adjacent hummocks. The prospect was frightfully rough & the surface so soft we sank to our hips — under these conditions with the boats & large party … Continue reading →

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That’s a thing of the past

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“Do you know, I had no idea how quickly it was possible for a man on ski to get about. In that respect you’d have been quite useful on the trans-continental march; but that’s a thing of the past.” — … Continue reading →

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Hoosh

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

Hoosh is a stew made of pemmican*, crushed biscuit, and what fresh meat as can be caught, all mixed and heated through with water. In a pinch, hoosh is just pemmican and boiled water. In an even tighter pinch, serve … Continue reading →

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Doubts about the plan

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“[We should] camp on the nearest flat berg… & await the outward drift of pack & berg to open water. This would save the grave dangers we are now incurring of getting entangled in impassable pressure…or…having the floe split under … Continue reading →

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Map’oasters by Sherri Wasserman

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

A set of whisky coasters to celebrate the project launch of @EShackleton, by Sherri Wasserman (@tinkerkid). The coasters display fragments of xeroxed maps showing the journey of The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. At the kick-off events the project was launched with … Continue reading →

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A good laugh

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“Well Old Lady (one of my many nicknames) we’ve got it in the neck all right this time, haven’t we?” “Well no, I don’t think so,” I ventured, “You wouldn’t have had anything to write a book about, if it … Continue reading →

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An Emperor’s Lament

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

[The cries of an Emperor, 2011, by Kris]

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