![]() ![]() The local whalers were curious about the expedition’s plans, knowing the conditions in the Weddell Sea were the worst they’d seen in years. The Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires the morning of Octofor its last port of call – a remote whaling station on South Georgia Island off the southern coast of South America. This team would lay provisions for the overland team on the far side of the continent, resupplying them for the journey past the pole. At the same time, a second ship would set off from the Ross Sea almost directly across the continent from Shackleton. He would set off by ship with a carefully selected crew to the treacherous Weddell Sea, and land a party of six men who would trek overland with sled dog teams. The plan was as sophisticated as it was audacious. But by 1911 he was already planning a new expedition – this time to cross the Antarctic continent overland on the Endurance. He wrote a book and went on popular speaking tours. ![]() Their return journey became a race against death itself.īeating the odds, Shackleton’s return to England met with a hero’s welcome. With just three companions in his team, they had to turn back a mere 100 miles from their destination when a lack of food became life-threatening. Before embarking upon the Endurance voyage, Sir Ernest Shackleton was already famous for attempting to be the first person to reach the South Pole for the British Empire. ![]()
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