Category Archives: Shackleton

Due west, but…

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“The distance to the nearest barrier west of us is about 180 miles, but a party going there would still be about 360 miles from Paulet Island and there would be no means of sustaining life on the barrier. We … Continue reading →

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The Map

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“The distance from the point where she became beset to the place where she now rests mortally hurt in the grip of the floes is 573 miles, but the total drift through all observed positions has been 1186 miles, and … 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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Crushed beyond all hope

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“The end of the Endurance has come. But though we have been compelled to abandon the ship, which is crushed beyond all hope of ever being righted, we are alive and well, and we have stores and equipment for the … Continue reading →

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It is hard to write what I feel

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Ernest Shackleton

“The end came at last about 5pm. The pressure started again irresistibly. She was doomed: no ship built by human hands could have withstood the strain. I ordered all hands out on the floe. It is hard to write what … Continue reading →

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Of philosophic mien

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Ernest Shackleton

“Three emperor penguins made their appearance in a lead west of the ship on May 3. They pushed their heads throught the young ice while two of the men were standing by the lead. The men imitated the emperor’s call … Continue reading →

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Shackleton’s cabin

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Ernest Shackleton

“I lived alone aft.”

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Puppies tyrannizing Amundsen

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Ernest Shackleton

“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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Divers and Coastal Wanderers

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Ernest Shackleton

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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A glow of crimson and gold

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Ernest Shackleton

[George Marston, illustration of the Antarctic midnight sun from our last expedition, the Nimrod, 1907-09] An examination of the horizon disclosed considerable breaks in the vast circle of pack-ice, interspersed with bergs of different sizes. Leads could be traced in … Continue reading →

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