Is anyone else a fan or follower of Ernest Shackleton?

[Muggs]

I just finished Endurance a few weeks ago, one of the best books I've read in a really long time. Unbelievable what those men survived...

 

[Tom Dunlap]

@Muggs

Now you have to read the other half of the book.

Shackleton’s Forgotten Men

 

[cory]

I read Endurance years ago. When I finished it, I resolved to never visit Antartica via any means nor for any reason whatsoever, thereby avoiding any chance of having to go thru what they endured, lol.

I'm thinking of reading it again, now.

 

[surveyor]

Here is an article about an Australian expedition, plus pictures of the Endurance. The fact that Shackleton's photographer took the pictures and was able to preserve them is remarkable.

33 Hauntingly Beautiful Photos From The Golden Age Of Antarctic Exploration

Early 20th century images of the first people to ever venture into this frozen land.

allthatsinteresting.com

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Yes.

Most, maybe all,were saved on glass plates too.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

I recall reading somewhere there was a big discussion amongst the expedition about saving the pictures and if it was worth the effort.
Someone opined (probably Shackleton, but happy to be wrong) that if they discarded them, it would all have been for nothing.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

This might be the origin of:

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Good point!

 

[Ragnar]

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I just finished Endurance a few weeks ago, one of the best books I've read in a really long time. Unbelievable what those men survived...

I was reading it around the same time as you. We had the book on the shelf for years. Not sure what triggered me to finally read it. Great story. Google earth while reading adds to the understanding. I have moved on to H.W. Tilman and his entertaining shenanigans. I now have a desire for seal skin clothing and a sailboat... and also to learn celestial navigation.

Tilman does some Antarctic exploring to the same Shetland Islands that Shackelton's crew spent time on.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

After reading Endurance you need to read the parallel book about the other half of the team. Put together, the story is better than any fiction writer could imagine

Shackleton s Forgotten Men - AbeBooks

Shackleton's Forgotten Men: The Untold Tale of an Antarctic Tragedy (Adrenaline Classics) by Lennard Bickel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com.

www.abebooks.com

 

[Ragnar]

I already ordered a copy. Looking forward to reading it.

 

[cory]

I now have a desire for seal skin clothing and a sailboat... and also to learn celestial navigation.

Love it!!!!!!!!

 

[Muggs]

New National Geographic documentary out this month, "the greatest survival story ever told"

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Anyone who is a fan of The Boss...not talking about Broooce...needs to read the other half of the story. It is just as amazing as the part that everyone knows,

Shackleton's Forgotten Men

This is a dramatic true story of Antarctic tragedy and survival among the heroic group that was to lay supplies across the Great Ross Ice Shelf in preparatio...

www.dacapopress.com

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Views of Endurance

New images show remarkable state of preservation of Ernest Shackleton’s ship

Composite images of Endurance compiled from 25,000 digital scans mapped by underwater robots

www.theguardian.com

 

[Muggs]

Views of Endurance

New images show remarkable state of preservation of Ernest Shackleton’s ship

Composite images of Endurance compiled from 25,000 digital scans mapped by underwater robots

www.theguardian.com

Amazing

 

[pete3d]

Another perspective: