Quotes About Expedition

Then, at just about two o'clock, they saw where they were.

Shackelton rushed aft and took over the lines of the tiller from Crean.

Shackleton shouted excitedly to McNeish and Vincent below to shift ballast

craggy peak off the port bow. It was Annenkov Island

with the possible exception of the Fram, the vessel used by Fridtjof Nansen, and later by Amundsen.

The Endurance is crushed between the floes, October 24, 1915 (Royal Geographic Society) Frank Wild surveys the wreck of the Endurance on November 8, 1915, during their last official visit to the wreck (Royal Geographic Society)

so that if the ice closed in against her she would be squeezed up and out of the pressure.

However, on the trip from London to Buenos Aires

The trip across the Atlantic took more than two months.

They thus remained almost motionless, while their supply of meat dwindled alarmingly.

Then on January 13, a rumor spread that Shackleton was considering killing the dogs

consisting of canned vegetables, tapioca, dog pemmican, and jam.

The next morning, three seals were sighted, and Macklin was sent out with Tom Crean to fetch them.

Worsley was ready with his sextant, and James stood by with his theodolite to catch the angle of the sun.

a party of eighteen under Wild should start out early the next morning to bring up the Stancomb Wills.

The Stancomb Wills was safe in camp by one o'clock.

Shackleton immediately asked Macklin if he felt too tired to go back again to Ocean Camp

These words were written on the flyleaf of a Bible given to the expedition by Queen Mother

advantage of the following wind to make for King George Island.

The plan, as they all knew, was to march toward Paulet Island, 346 miles to the northwest

stewed penguin heart, liver, eyes, tongues, toes & God knows what else, with a cup of water" to wash it down.

On one trip, a group of men ran the blue Union Jack up to the forward yardarm

All hands were put to the slaughter, bringing in every penguin that could be reached.

The two surgeons, of course, were permitted a small amount of medical supplies and instruments.