Tag: 'Shackleton Epic'

• Tuesday, February 5th 2013 - 01:10 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 05:52 UTC

  Recreation of Shackleton 1914 survival epic planned for 20 January

  

  Six British and Australian adventurers are setting off to recreate one of the greatest journeys of human survival. In 1914, Ernest Shackleton, the seasoned British explorer, set out to better Scott and Amundsen by attempting the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 15:06 UTC

  Preparing to re-enact Shackleton’s epic on a replica of ‘James Caird’ next January

  

  A pair of Royal Navy and Royal Marines adventurers has completed a summer of sea trials as they prepare to take an authentic replica of Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous lifeboat back to the icy wastes of the South Pole.