The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

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And old Norwegian whaler recorded the scene when the three men stood before the station manager Thoralf Sørlle: Absolutamente fascinante, sobre todo si son fanáticos de historias verdaderas que pasaron hace siglos (un siglo nomás, en este caso) y de las cuales todavía quedan retazos para analizar, fotos o evidencias a ver y leer, voces, testimonios, piezas a armar, etc. This achievement was followed by his former commander, Robert Scott who also reached the South Pole but sadly lost his life on the return home.

The story is, too, one of profound individual and shared loss: the destruction of the ship, Endurance, the abandonment of the intended goal, and the elimination of the final shreds of human comfort. In the spare, unforgiving Antarctic landscape, every minute comfort is integral morale – and the loss of any part is devastating. Dogs were brought on the expedition, with the intention of using them for sledging across the ice floes and tundra. After the expedition’s original intent is abandoned, the dogs are no longer needed (and become a burden: consuming valuable resources). Ultimately, the necessary action is to cull the sled dogs: in the crewmen’s journals, this event is detailed as one of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken. Similarly, Harry McNish’s beloved cat, Mrs. Chippy (brought onboard as an unofficial mascot and ship-pet), is also killed: the personal loss suffered never quite heals and alienates McNish from the other crew members. In 1901, he joined his first expedition to the Antarctic, led by the esteemed British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott. The journey involved a challenging trek to the South Pole and was a joint venture with the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society. The film was well received by critics, [1] and was nominated for and won several awards. [2] See also [ edit ] Here is one of the very, very few great adventures from the age before our communications became global, when mail still traveled by ship, when we were just on the cusp of mastering our natural world. And yet unlike all those others, here there exists an astonishingly complete, comprehensive, expertly assembled photorecord along with numerous personal accounts and memoirs. Whilst he pursued many different ventures, the expedition to succeed in reaching the South Pole was still very much on his mind.But otherwise, for anyone with even passing interest in classic adventure stories, this is just an insanely good book - can not over-recommend! Most skillfully Alexander constructs the expedition's character through its personalities--the cast of veteran explorers, scientists, and crew--with aid from many previously unavailable journals and documents. We learn, for instance, that carpenter and shipwright Henry McNish, or "Chippy," was "neither sweet-tempered nor tolerant," and that Mrs. Chippy, his cat, was "full of character." Such firsthand descriptions, paired with 170 of Frank Hurley's intimate photographs, which are comprehensively assembled here for the first time, penetrate the hulls of the Endurance and these tough men. The account successfully reveals the seldom-seen domestic world of expedition life--the singsongs, feasts, lectures, camaraderie--so that when the hardships set in, we know these people beyond the stereotypical guise of mere explorers and long for their safety. Book Genre: Adventure, Art, Biography, Historical, History, Maritime, Nonfiction, Photography, Science, Survival, Travel

Throughout their seventeen day ordeal, Worsley had never allowed his mind to relax and ceases its [navigational] calculations. Together the six men had maintained a ship routine, a structure of command, a schedule of watches. They had been mindful of their seamanship under the most severe circumstances a sailor would ever face. They had not merely endured; they had exhibited the grace of expertise under ungodly pressure." As the situation worsened, the ship was crushed by the ice and began to drift in a northerly direction. Endurance trapped in the ice The ‘James Caird’ is launched from Elephant Island to begin her perilous voyage to South Georgia, April 24 1916 (Image credit: Getty / Royal Geographical Society) He depicts the day-to-day life of the men, their teams of sled dogs, and the slow demise of their home for ten months, the Endurance. He worked without hat and gloves, always on the move, always looking for the next composition. “His eye for light was flawless,” says Ms. Alexander.

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In the time that passed between abandoning Endurance and watching the ice swallow it up completely, the crew salvaged as many provisions as they could, while sacrificing anything and everything that added weight or would consume valuable resources— including bibles, books, clothing, tools and keepsakes. Some of the younger dogs, too small to pull their weight, were shot, as was, to the chagrin of many, the unfortunate Mrs. Chippy. Jessica Brain is a freelance writer specialising in history. Based in Kent and a lover of all things historical. From there a small party, including himself, would set out on the first crossing of the continent, ultimately arriving at the Ross Sea, south of New Zealand, where another group would be waiting for them, having laid depots of food and fuel along the way.

Frank Hurley was the photographer and it is his stunning photographs that graphically illustrate Caroline Alexander's gripping narrative, well laced with diary entries from some of the participants. The survival of so many photographs, negatives, both normal and glass plate, is a remarkable story of survival in itself but the fact that no men were lost as their awful situation dragged on and on was incredible. A 2022 image of the Endurance's stern reveals its name above a five-pointed star. The wooden ship was in the icy waters of the Weddell Sea. Her summation of an 800 mile journey in a small open boat, battered by frigid gale force storms, manned only by ES and two others, in a a desperate attempt to seek help best captures the heart of this story: His ability to survive and keep the rest of his crew safe whilst stranded for two years still remains a remarkable story celebrating his heroism and leadership.All well!” Came the reply. All the men on the island had survived. "It is an absolutely incredible survival story,” Fiennes said. Fate of the second crew They had been within a day’s sailing of their landing place; now the drift of the ice was slowly pushing them farther away with each passing day. There was nothing else to do but to establish a routine and wait out the winter. After sixteen days at sea under harsh conditions, they sighted land on May 8, 1916. South Georgia was beset by a hurricane at the time, and it took another five days before they were able to reach land. They had successfully travelled over fifteen hundred miles in lifeboats by the end of their journey. Caroline Alexander is a deft storyteller, efficiently and seamlessly merging excerpts from crew members’ diaries with photographs and independent research. She contextualizes the events of the expedition against the world arena, providing a rudimentary social and political framework upon which to build the story. She had access to sources previously unavailable to other researchers, and skillfully unifies diary entries and independent research. The result is a comprehensive, thoughtful, and thorough recollection of the expedition. With unexpected intimacy, Alexander reconstructs both the physical voyage and the burgeoning relationships between the men. She has an acute sense for the social dynamics on the ship, and is skilled in her candid nuanced portrayals of the individual men.

After dispersing from the Falkland Islands , most crew members immediately entered military or civilian service to their respective countries. The book’s final act is devoted to the post-expedition lives of the crewmembers, ranging from abject poverty to business ownership (with one crewmember, not warmly viewed by his cohorts, finding profession as a spy). The eclectic crew, unsurprisingly, went on to equally disparate lives. Todo ésto con una tripulación de 27 hombres; entre ellos, un capitán-Frank Worsley-; el fotógrafo , Frank Hurley, gracias a quién existen las decenas de fotos que documentan el viaje y todas sus consecuencias; doctores, biólogos, decenas de perros y, por supuesto, la importantísima presencia de MRS. CHIPPY, la gara de Harry McNish, el carpintero; a bordo del barco Endurance Hurley’s photographs are dazzling. They are detailed depictions of white-on-white landscapes, where glaciers in the distance and ice crystals in the foreground are equally focused. Hurley considered himself a “tough Aussie” amid a bunch of soft British sailors. More so, he adored the Antarctic landscape, and repeatedly revered it in his eloquent diary entries. “Hail to thee, thy wondrous land,” he wrote. “It was,” says Ms. Alexander, “the landscape God made for him.” Directed by George Butler. Written by Caroline Alexander, Joseph Dorman, based on the book by Alexander.Tengo pasión por todo lo que sean historias de supervivencia y acontecimientos históricos (cada vez que piso un museo o visito algún lugar con importancia histórica, se me hace un nudo en el pecho de la emoción.... sep, soy así de rara Por eso no tengo amigos), sobre todo si los libros que leo sobre ellos tienen documentos de la época/fotos/etc. In the space of a few years he also made an unsuccessful attempt to become a Member of Parliament as well as serving as part of the Scottish Geographical Society. Excelente expedición hacia el fondo del asunto; de la recuperación del pasado, de las vivencias de un grupo de hombres que no se dejaron vencer por el frío ni el hambre. PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Endurance_-_Caroline_Alexander.pdf, The_Endurance_-_Caroline_Alexander.epub Camera (Duart and PFA Medallion Labs color/B&W), Sandi Sissel; director of editing and photo animation, Joshua Waletzky; music, Michael Small; sound, Andy Wiskes, Peter Miller; supervising sound editor, Margaret Crimmins; line producer, Steven Stoke; associate producer/photo-film research, Sarah Scully; additional Antarctic camera, R. Scott Ramson; additional camera, Tom Hurwitz, Jeffrey Victor. Reviewed at Telluride Film Festival, Sept. 2, 2000. Running time: 93 MIN.