If you haven't read the book, I recommend it highly .


https://www.adn.com/nation-world/20...d-after-a-century-more-than-a-mile-deep/

I don't have the time to read it. Can you tell us how it ends?

A mile down ??? Something musta gone wrong ... I ry not to drive boats in that direction

White have you seen the pictures of the discovery...It is in amazing condition...It looks like you could pull the helm off and reuse it...the only thing that is totally gone, aside from the rigging, is the bowsprit..

It's a really good book---very tough guys!

crushed in the ice...

Just a few yes. Amazing stuff. Must be the cold water

Best book on leadership- amazing how that cold water preserved it so well

An amazing story. Shackleton was an outstanding leader who thought outside the box and kept all his men alive. Glad they found his ship.

I was also impressed by the navigator. Just imagine trying to get a noon fix in a small boat in 40 foot seas and a gale blowing.

Tough people. Not made like that now! Arctic (either pole) explorers were a different breed!

Love books and stories on exploration. Gotta say the Antarctic is least favorite. The lack of mammals and nothing but snow and ice makes for a less than dynamic story. That being said, his successful journey for help is truly astonishing and an amazing tale of determination and will.

Just heard them talking about the book on the radio today. I gotta get it!

Most of you people do not understand how difficult it is to take a noon shot at the sun with a sexton. I am old fashion and have used a sexton 50 years ago delivering boats using the Hr 249 system. You have to be on top of a wave swinging your sexton (I used 3/4 sized one) at the moment that the sun does not move in the magnified view finder. I am not sure if it is still mandatory to take a noon shot now a days but all ships were required to do that when I sailed. The Antarctic ocean is bad because there is no land mass to stop the waves so they are huge in calm weather but several hundred yards apart (the roaring fourties) and all you get longitude, it is to me impossible to figure out where you are with out charts and a table and dry conditions. Yet they did it for an 800 miles voyage, amazing to me.......jk

What I find interesting is that even today - PhD's are studying Shakleton's Leadership theories. Ernest Shackleton was born a leader, it's innate, you either have it or you don't- you can hone and refine it through courses, books and theories but he was born with it in his DNA

Same here

Read stories of the Roaring 40’s and every time broke out in a cold sweat. Awesome to get a glimpse of your early life experience at sea! Thanks

I bought and read that book the last time you recommended it on here. It is an excellent book. I've loaned it to several other people to read as well.

Here is archival footage of the Endurance being crushed by the ice. it was restored by the British Film institute.

You try? Hahaha