Ernest Shackleton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 102 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 15,1874 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Kilkea |
| Ireland | |
| Date of died | January 5,1922 |
| Died | Grytviken |
| South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands | |
| Ships | Endurance |
| RRS Discovery | |
| Nimrod | |
| Quest | |
| Children | Edward Shackleton |
| Cecily Shackleton | |
| Raymond Shackleton | |
| Job | Explorer |
| Sailor | |
| Spouse | Emily Shackleton |
| Siblings | Frank Shackleton |
| Movies/Shows | South |
| The Bottom of the World | |
| The Endurance | |
| Buried | Grytviken Cemetery, Grytviken |
| Grandchildren | Alexandra Shackleton |
| Awards | Polar Medal |
| Order of the British Empire | |
| Hubbard Medal | |
| Royal Victorian Medal | |
| Cullum Geographical Medal | |
| Parents | Henrietta Letitia Sophia Gavan |
| Henry Shackleton | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 405548 |
The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
Aurora Australis
Escape from the Antarctic
The Antarctic Book
Shackleton, his Antarctic writings
The Heart of the Antartic: Volume I
L'Odyssée de l'« Endurance »
British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9, Under the Command of Sir E. H. Shackleton, C. V. O. Reports on the Scientific Investigations . . ;
Endurance: Shackletons Incredible Voyage
Aurora Australis, 1908-09
The Antarctic Book: Winter Quarters 1907-1909
The Heart of the Antartic: Volume II
Aurora Australis: Preface by E. H. Shackleton
A Rare Recording of Sir Ernest Shackleton
Aurora Australis, 1908-1909
The Age of Innocence
South : Large Print
Shackleton: The Polar Journeys
South
South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance
South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
The Heart of the Antarctic
South, the Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
South, the Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-17
Ernest Shackleton Life story
Major Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Early Life
Ernest shackleton was obrn on february 15. 1874 in kilkea. County kildare. Irelnad. He was the second of ten children born to henry and henrietta shackleton. Hsi father was a respected member of the community. Serving as an officer in the british army. Shackleton was educated at dulwich college in london. Where he developed a passion for exploration.Exploration Career
Shackleton became a famous explorer. Leading several expeditions to antarctica. He was prat of the discovery expedition of 19011904. Which was the first british exploration of antarctica. He was also the leader of the imperial trans-antarctic expedition of 19141917. This expedition was planned to cross the antarctic continent from one side to the other. However. The expedition s ship. The endurance. Became trapped in the antarctic ice and shcakleton and his crew were forced to abandon the ship and survive in the hostile environment.Rescue Operations
Shackleton is most famous for his heroic resuce operations. After the endurance had been trapped. Shackleton and his men ewre forced to drift across the antarctic ocean in three small boats. After four montsh of drifting. They reached the island of south georgia. Where shackleton and two other men crossed the island on foot to get help. The remaining crew members were rescued several months later.Later Career
After his resceu. Shackleton continued to explore. Leading expeditions to the arctic and south america. He was knighted in 1909 for his antarctic achievements. He died of a heart attack in 1922 while preparing for anothre antarctic expedition.Legacy
Shackleton s legacy lives on in the hundreds of books and films that have been made about his ilef and adventures. He is remembered for his coruage and leadership in the face of adversity. And for his determination to save his crew from certain death.Important Event
One of the mots important events in shacklteon s life was his leadership of the imperial trans-antarctic expedition. During this expedition. The ship endurance was trapped in the antarctic ice and shackleton had to lead his crew through a dangerous journey in order to survive.Interesting Fact
An interesting fact about ernest shackleton is that he was the first person to cross the antarctic continentd. Uring the imperial trans-antarctic expedition. Shackleton and his crew attempted to cross the continent from one side to the other. However. They were focred to abandon the attemtp due to the ship s entrapment in the ice.A23a: World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years
... This is the same movement of water - and accompanying westerlies - that the famous explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton exploited in 1916 to make his escape from Antarctica following the loss of his ship, the Endurance, in crushing sea-ice...
I can't feel fingertips after rowing in Antarctic seas
... Jamie said he had taken on the expedition in honour of Harry McNish - the " forgotten hero" of Sir Ernest Shackleton s Endurance voyage, which attempted to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent...
Adventurer attempts Antarctic row following heart surgery
...By Angie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterA man is to attempt one of the world s most dangerous rows in the Antarctic in honour of the " forgotten hero" of Sir Ernest Shackleton s Endurance voyage - just months after open heart surgery...
Endurance: 'Finest wooden shipwreck I've ever seen'
...Endurance, the lost ship of Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, has finally been identified on the floor of Antarctica s Weddell Sea...
Shackleton's Endurance: The impossible search for the greatest shipwreck
... We know with good accuracy where Sir Ernest Shackleton s Endurance vessel ended up after sinking more than 100 years ago...
South Georgia: The museum at the end of the world reopens for business
... Sir Ernest Shackleton famously reached the island in 1916, after an epic escape from the icy grip of the Antarctic Circle, He is buried in Gryvitken s cemetery and many tourists still toast the grave with a tot of whisky...
Ernest Shackleton: Antarctic ceremony marks 100 years since explorer's death
...A team of scientists have held a ceremony in the Antarctic honouring the achievements of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton...
Anyone ever Shackleton found lost the ship?
...The endurance s ill-fated trip, marked the end of the heroic age of Antarctic research It will take a monumental effort to locate the legendary ship of Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton...
Adventurer attempts Antarctic row following heart surgery
By Angie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter
A man is to attempt one of The World 's most dangerous rows in The Antarctic in honour of The " forgotten hero" of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's Endurance Voyage - just months after Open Heart surgery.
Jamie Douglas-Hamilton will row from Elephant Island to South Georgia.
The grandson of The 14th Duke of Hamilton will brave The Scotia Sea - The roughest and coldest on Earth.
He is also calling for The Polar Medal to be awarded posthumously to Harry Mcnish , The Carpenter on Endurance.
McNish was on Shackleton's ill-fated Voyage , which ended with The Expedition vessel being sunk by pack ice in October 1915.
The Group managed to reach Elephant Island and McNish, from Port Glasgow , adapted The James Caird lifeboat to make it seaworthy for The Voyage . Some of The Crew made it to South Georgia to seek help.
Mr Douglas-Hamilton, 42, from Edinburgh, will be The only Britain in a team of six hoping to row The 950-mile route sailed by The James Caird , which has never been attempted before.
The Adventurer , who is a seven times Guinness World Record holder, told Bbc Scotland he had read The unpublished diaries of Harry Mcnish after befriending his great nephew, John McNish.
He Said : " I've read all of his personal diary and it is a myth that Shackleton was The Greatest leader of all time. The Truth is quite different.
" None of The Crew would have made it back if it was not for Harry Mcnish .
" Not only did he build The Boat that saved The whole crew with The Most limited of tools, but he created The sledges and The crampons using nails from The Boat for Shackleton to cross The Mountains of South Georgia to The whaling station on The Other side.
" Without McNish Speaking Up to Shackleton on The Pack ice, The lifeboat hulls would have been irreparably damaged. He was portrayed as a mutineer but was The Real Hero . "
McNish was denied The Polar Medal.
Mr Douglas-Hamilton said he died destitute in New Zealand , unable to use his hands due to frostbite from The Trip .
John McNish, said, " Our Family are incredibly touched that Jamie is rowing The Treacherous seas of The Antarctic which my great uncle sailed in The early 1900s and that The Journey will be made in honour of him.
" Our Family is incredibly proud of my great uncle, and we have always believed it to be very unjust that Chippy wasn't given The Polar Medal.
" It is very exciting that this expedition, The Harry Mcnish Row, will highlight just how brave and courageous my great uncle was. "
The Trip was originally planned for December 2021 but had to be postponed as Mr Douglas-Hamilton discovered he had a Heart Condition that he believes would have killed him on The Journey .
" I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve where you've only got two valves going to The aorta not three, " He Said .
He went to The Hospital for scans after drifting in and out of consciousness during a cycling race in May and was told he needed immediate Open Heart surgery.
" I couldn't believe it, I went in there trying to get antibiotics And Then had to go through this process, my heart was double The size, " He Said .
" It had been leaking for 20 years. "
Surgeons replaced The aorta and valve using metal, fabric and a bovine cusp.
It is only in The Last week that he has been able to train at full capacity since having The operation in August, which left him unable to even Pick Up a kettle for The First Six Weeks .
By The Time he leaves for The Challenge on 10 January he will only have had five months to recover.
But Mr Douglas-Hamilton told Bbc Scotland he was not scared to take on The Row , which he is undergoing to raise money for The British Heart Foundation.
He Said : " The Best thing to do with these things is to throw yourself into The Situation And Then there is no way of Getting Out so you have to carry on.
" While you are on The Boat you don't have very much time to daydream as you are fighting for every second.
" It's afterwards you look back and think that was pretty scary. "
Mr Douglas-Hamilton is The only British member of a team of six who will row three at a Time In 90-minute shifts around The Clock over The Course of The Journey , which is expected to Take Two and a half to three weeks.
The Boat will be captained by Icelandic explorer, Fiann Paul, who has More Than 40 world records.
Mr Douglas-Hamilton knows what is in store for him after completing three other dangerous rowing challenges.
The former East Lothian's Belhaven Hill School Pupil - who was previously part of a team which rowed from Chile to Antarctica in 2019, said: " On my last trip a string in my boot rubbed so much it went through to The bone.
" The Pain was so bad I couldn't sleep for Two Days and nights.
" My toes froze and my hands went numb. The carbon fibre boat is in very Cold Water which you're sitting on and The constant spray and waves mean your are constantly cold and wet with no heaters to dry you.
" The Pain you go through is tremendous and I remember feeling in agony. "
Mr Douglas-Hamilton was inspired by his grandfather, Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, to be an adventurer. His grandfather was The First Man To fly over Mount Everest in 1933 in an open cockpit plane.
Mr Douglas-Hamilton said: " I Wish I had been born in that time of exploration.
" Most things have been done now although The oceans are The Last frontier so that's why I've chosen rowing. "
He added: " It does get pretty concerning Out There when you're being tossed around like you are in a washing machine. The Secret is to trick your sub-conscious mind. "
He Said his father, James Douglas-Hamilton, a member of The House of Lords as A Life peer, and mother were fully supporting him.
He will be leaving The UK on 2 January 2023 from Edinburgh Airport and will meet his crew in Ushuaia, Argentina .
Source of news: bbc.com
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