Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

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One man experienced a heart attack while another underwent primitive surgery to amputate toes afflicted with gangrene. The Endurance put up a mighty battle, but could not handle more and succumbed by getting crushed, then, sinking into the surrounding ice. Pumping was barely able to keep pace, and with the next surge in pressure beams broke and decks buckled, and the rudder as torn free. A truly inspirational saga of men prevailing over seemingly impossible odds and nightmarish conditions and making this sacrifice at the alter of the human need for exploration and the conquering of the unknown.

Most importantly, Shackleton took seriously the responsibility of keeping his men healthy and alive.For reading his crew, ascertaining what they needed to keep them motivated and focused, and how best to avoid dissension among them. On November 21, 1915, 25 days after leaving the ship to camp up on the ice, Endurance was briefly raised by the ice sheets, and then sunk below the surface.

No radio, no satellite, no help from anywhere, only the guidance of maps, stars, and the indefatigable leadership of Ernest Shackleton. Twenty-eight freezing, miserable, frostbitten, constipated, starving men who haven't had a bath in over a year, haven't seen the sun in months, packed together in close quarters -- it's not just amazing they survived, it's amazing they didn't kill and eat each other.All in all, the group of 28 men (all of whom survive) will have no contact with the outside world for almost two years, and not see land for 497 days. If you think I reached the end of this adventure without getting a little misty-eyed, you would be wrong. The ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard the Endurance has got to be one of the most phenomenal survival stories that will last through the ages. As soon as I posted my first status update of this book, I was all but inundated with support and well-wishes, from fans of the book.

Y si solo conoces de oídas esta aventura, tanto mejor, no hace falta ni leer la sinopsis, que lo que hace es contar el principio y fin. Endurance’ is Alfred Lansing’s very thorough, workmanlike but effective and affecting – at times moving account of Shackleton’s ‘Incredible Voyage to the Antarctic’. In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Though they had failed dismally even to come close to the expedition's original objective, they knew now that somehow they had done much, much more than ever they set out to do. Once he realised there was no chance of rescue, he and four crew mates sailed a further 600 miles across the southern ocean to South Georgia where they were shipwrecked.Todos los esfuerzos de salir de esa prisión fueron en vano, después de meses intentándolo, la naturaleza engulló el barco. They teetered on the verge of starvation and freezing to death, lived and slept in the most miserably wet, frozen conditions, with little protection from blizzards and gale-force winds. While reading this novel, I never ceased to feel amazed at the courage of the group of men who undertook a voyage into most unfriendly regions on our planet more than 100 years ago, and who dared to dare.

If you enjoy true tales of adventure, heroism, and strength of character in the face of insurmountable odds—look no further. Una travesía tremendamente complicada de 2900 km a través del continente helado con temperaturas bajo cero.

There's some particularly chilling footage from Hurley where he actually captured the final death throes of The Endurance (after they'd emptied it). Too weak to go on, a majority of the men remained there while Shackleton and five others set off in the James Caird for South Georgia. Saving your own skin in a difficult situation could be admirable resourcefulness, but it's not the best illustration of heroism.