A repeat of Shackleton’s epic Southern Ocean crossing reaches South Georgia

Tuesday, February 5th 2013 - 01:10 UTC

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An expedition replicating Ernest Shackleton's 1916 perilous crossing of the Southern Ocean from Antarctica in a small boat has made landfall after a 12-day journey. Led by renowned adventurer Tim Jarvis, the team of six reached Peggotty Bluff on rugged South Georgia, where they landed their vessel in the same place Shackleton and his men beached the James Caird nearly 100 years ago. Read full article

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José Malvinero
Return the Georgias, thieves!. The Georgia are Argentine!
Feb 05th, 2013 - 01:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Not even the UN believes that lie!
Feb 05th, 2013 - 01:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin Woodhead
Come and take them oh wait one warship is in hock another has no spares and the other one capsized.

Mr Jarvis loads of respect but you and your team are. Nutters Shackletons achievement was truly amazing sail across the southern Ocean land on the wrong side of south georgia climb mountains and cross glaciers and saved his entire crew.
Either of those would be epic achievement to do both amazing.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 07:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ernest shackleton
@ Jose Malvinero - what is the basis for your childish claim? Neither Spain nor Argentina ever had anything to do with S.Georgia and its dependencies. They didn't discover it, they didn't name it, they didn't explore it, they didn't administer it, and they never even thought of claiming it until just before WW2. Since they lie east of the Treaty of Tordessilas line then they belonged in the Portuguese sphere of influence, but Portugal didn't claim it either.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 09:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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CaptainSilver
South Georgia is the most gorgeous island, I love it and can't wait to go back one day. South Georgias wildlife is fantastic. I am so glad that it is looked after by Britain. We can rest easy that it won't be spoilt. If you see the terrible imported beaver damage in southern Argentina you will know why! What Shackleton and his men did was amazing, an inspiration to explorers everywhere.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 10:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
To paraphrase Jose carioca. Thieves pirats, Chile belongs to Argentina, and Uruguay, Paraguay, the whole of the S. Atlantic and everything else that we want. Argentina es mejor jajajajajajajaja.
I think that roughly encapsulates his warped mindset.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
ALL argies are liars. NO argie has EVER told the truth about ANYTHING!
Feb 05th, 2013 - 12:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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José Malvinero
Conqueror Shut up!, you're Malvinense, NOT Georgian.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 08:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
Had to do a double take when I saw the picture, I thought the Argentine navy was on manouvers again.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 10:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Our man in Havana
One of elle presedente claims for the Falklands was that they were on the same tectonic plate as Argentina!!!! South Georgia is not on the same plate therefore using her own logic argentina has no claim.
Feb 11th, 2013 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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