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In celebration of the centenary of Shackleton's legendary journey, join Tim Jarvis on his quest to become the first to re-create what sir edmund hillary called "the greatest survival story of all time" 1914--1916 One hundred years ago, in early 1914, famed British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked for the South Pole on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, hoping to make the first land crossing of Antarctica. For three years there was no word from the expedition, and most assumed the men had perished, as so many polar explorers had before them. Remarkably, however, the crew was very much alive, thanks to Shackleton's leadership. After their ship, the Endurance, was crushed by Antarctic ice and the men trapped on a small, inhospitable island, cut off from all hope of rescue, Shackleton decided to attempt a risky eighthundred-mile voyage across the notoriously treacherous Southern Ocean. For seventeen days, he and five of his crew battled constant gales, terrible cold, and mountainous seas in a leaking 22.5-foot wooden boat. In one of history's greatest feats of navigation, they succeeded in landing on the small, remote island of South Georgia. Finally, they faced a climb ov

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Author

Jarvis, Tim; Shackleton, Alexandra

Publisher

William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062282736

Category

history

Subjects

Adventure, Anthropology, Fiction

Rating

3.7 / 5 (61 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14