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Fun bit of trivia: Shackleton had to cross 35 kms of uncharted rugged terrain and glaciers on South Georgia Island without any mountaineering equipment to get h
by blueblisters 6y ago
Fun bit of trivia: Shackleton had to cross 35 kms of uncharted rugged terrain and glaciers on South Georgia Island without any mountaineering equipment to get help for his men stranded on Elephant Island [1].
A bunch of experienced climbers recreated this journey with proper equipment and concluded that the Shackleton chose an exceedingly challenging route and yet somehow made it out the other side: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackletonexped/dispatches/20000413.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackletonexped/dispatches/200...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_James_Caird#South_Georgia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_James_Caird#Sout...
- yesiam 6y agoShackleton proved time and time again that he was a reckless rogue, hellbent on doing things the hard way, constantly putting his crew in intractable dangerous situations that should never have happened.
- ls65536 6y ago> Shackleton had to cross 35 kms of uncharted rugged terrain and glaciers on South Georgia Island without any mountaineering equipment And all this right after crossing, along with five of his companions, 1300 km of some of the most treacherous stretches of ocean in the world, in a modified lifeboat! The entire story of that whole expedition really is amazing.
- mywacaday 6y agoIf you ever get a chance to see the show https://www.tomcreanshow.com/ https://www.tomcreanshow.com/ take it. It follows Creans adventures with Shackleton. The story telling is magnificent, I actually felt a shiver at one point as he described the cold and they played sounds of the wind.