Sir Ernest Shackleton
Accounts of his epic journey, biographies, tales of the man and his crew.
Endurance Ship Model
Photos and description of a wooden model of Shackleton's ship.
Photos and description of a wooden model of Shackleton's ship.
Ernest H. Shackleton
An account of Shackleton's early life, his career in the Merchant Marine, the National Antarctic Expedition, marriage and political career, Antarctic expeditions and the famed Endurance journey, with photos.
An account of Shackleton's early life, his career in the Merchant Marine, the National Antarctic Expedition, marriage and political career, Antarctic expeditions and the famed Endurance journey, with photos.
Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
"In October and November 1999, NOVA journeyed into ice-choked Antarctic waters and onto the shores of rugged Elephant and South Georgia Islands as we followed in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton. This legendary explorer's 1914-1916 Endurance expedition is one of the greatest survival stories of all time."
"In October and November 1999, NOVA journeyed into ice-choked Antarctic waters and onto the shores of rugged Elephant and South Georgia Islands as we followed in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton. This legendary explorer's 1914-1916 Endurance expedition is one of the greatest survival stories of all time."
Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry
"The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901–4) of Robert F. Scott. Shackleton was invalided home in 1903, but the experience gained on the Scott expedition aided him greatly as commander of a south polar expedition (1907–9)."
"The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901–4) of Robert F. Scott. Shackleton was invalided home in 1903, but the experience gained on the Scott expedition aided him greatly as commander of a south polar expedition (1907–9)."
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 - 1922)
"From an early age, Sir Ernest Shackleton knew he would become an explorer: 'I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns.' "
"From an early age, Sir Ernest Shackleton knew he would become an explorer: 'I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns.' "
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 1874-1922
Early life, expeditions, books, video and film, photos and events and exhibitions.
Early life, expeditions, books, video and film, photos and events and exhibitions.
Sir Ernest Shackleton
"Sir Ernest Shackleton is probably best known for leading a thousand mile open boat journey across the treacherous Southern Ocean after losing his ship to the crushing ice floes of the Weddell Sea. The story of the Endurance is truly amazing, but there is much more to admire about Shackleton. Even before he attempted his Trans-Antarctic Journey, Shackleton was considered an Edwardian Hero."
"Sir Ernest Shackleton is probably best known for leading a thousand mile open boat journey across the treacherous Southern Ocean after losing his ship to the crushing ice floes of the Weddell Sea. The story of the Endurance is truly amazing, but there is much more to admire about Shackleton. Even before he attempted his Trans-Antarctic Journey, Shackleton was considered an Edwardian Hero."
South - Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition (1919)
"When Frank Hurley loaded his cameras onto the Endurance in August 1914, ready to set sail with Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic expedition, he had no idea of what he would end up filming. This silent movie, released in 1919, contains Hurley's record of the expedition, and of what happened when the ship became stuck in the ice, leaving the explorers with little hope of rescue." from Amazon.com.
"When Frank Hurley loaded his cameras onto the Endurance in August 1914, ready to set sail with Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic expedition, he had no idea of what he would end up filming. This silent movie, released in 1919, contains Hurley's record of the expedition, and of what happened when the ship became stuck in the ice, leaving the explorers with little hope of rescue." from Amazon.com.
The Endurance : Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
"Melding superb research and the extraordinary expedition photography of Frank Hurley, The Endurance by Caroline Alexander is a stunning work of history, adventure, and art which chronicles "one of the greatest epics of survival in the annals of exploration." from Amazon.com
"Melding superb research and the extraordinary expedition photography of Frank Hurley, The Endurance by Caroline Alexander is a stunning work of history, adventure, and art which chronicles "one of the greatest epics of survival in the annals of exploration." from Amazon.com
The Endurance
"On January 18, 1915 Lat. 76.27 S Long. 28.46 W, one day short of her destination, Endurance, entered thick pack ice. Shackleton and Worsley decided that rather than tax the engine by trying to break through, that they would wait for an opening...It was only after a few days that the crew realized that they were trapped until the austral spring- nine months away."
"On January 18, 1915 Lat. 76.27 S Long. 28.46 W, one day short of her destination, Endurance, entered thick pack ice. Shackleton and Worsley decided that rather than tax the engine by trying to break through, that they would wait for an opening...It was only after a few days that the crew realized that they were trapped until the austral spring- nine months away."