
It is just over a hundred years since Sir Ernest Shackleton’s celebrated Antarctic expedition when his ship the Endurance was crushed and sank in the Weddell Sea. After fifteen months drifting on the ice, he and his men made it to uninhabited Elephant Island. He launched from the beach the 22 foot James Caird and, with five companions, sailed 800 miles in the Southern Ocean in winter and eventually landed on South Georgia. Then, with two companions, he crossed the unknown, unmapped mountain range to seek help.
This talk gives an illustrated account of Shackleton’s extraordinary polar adventures, the dangers he faced and his brilliant leadership. The speaker will then add a postscript on his own adventure sailing the Southern Ocean to South Georgia and following Shackleton’s exact route over the mountains to Stromness, the Shackleton Traverse.
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Venue: Stamford Arts Centre, Theatre
Tickets: £8 (£6 concessions)
Running Time: 1 hour
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