Shackleton and the Future of Antarctica

HMS Endurance, the ship of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

It would be his third south polar expedition and the one that would secure his place in history. Boldly titled the “Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition” in 1914 fundraising appeals, Sir Ernest Shackleton intended to lead a team of six men across the continent in an 1,800 mile trek from the Weddell Sea,…