Who was Sir Ernest Shackleton

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• Who was Sir Ernest Shackleton?

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• Born in 1874 in Ireland to Anglo-Irish parents

• Moved to London as a boy and studied at Dulwich
  College

• Left school at 16 to join the Merchant Navy

• At the age of 24 could command any British ship
  anywhere in the world

• Took part in four expeditions to Antarctica

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ANTARCTICA

• 5,400,000 square miles the size of both China
  AND Australia

• 98 covered entirely by ice, on average over a
  mile deep

• If Antarctica were to melt, the oceans would
  rise by 60 metres

• It is the coldest, driest, windiest continent
  on Earth

• Antarctica is the largest desert in the world

• Around 1,000 scientists live there - no
  permanent residents

• Population density 1 person / Wales

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Why go?

• GLORY to claim a new land for the King,
  Country, and Empire

• MONEY Fame and Fortune

• ADVENTURE - It was the end of the Earth nobody
  knew what lay there

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Roald Amundsen

• Norwegian explorer, born 1872

• Lost out in the race to be the first at the
  North Pole

• Favoured the use of husky dogs

• Joined the Navy in search of adventure

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Commander Robert Falcon Scott

• Born in 1868 to a prosperous Naval family in
  Devon

• Commander in the Royal Navy

• Single-minded, introverted

• Favoured a strict hierarchy of command

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Pole Position

• Amundsen (1911)

2. Scott (1911)
3. Edmund Hillary (1958)

• Robert Swan (1986)

• Ranulph Fiennes (1979/1982)

• ?

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In many ways, Shackleton was a complete failure

• He was sent home on the 1901 Discovery
  Expedition because of ill-health

• He never reached the South Pole objective of
  the 1908 Nimrod Expedition

• He never crossed Antarctica aim of 1914
  Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition

• He died at sea before he could begin his 1921
  Quest Expedition

• He left behind a debt of 1.5 million

• He was largely forgotten about for most of the
  last century

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Why is Shackleton so important?
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• Shackleton put the lives of his men ahead of
  glory

• He was a complete novice when it came to polar
  exploration

• Shackleton never lost a man

• Known as The Boss by his men

• His leadership helped his men survive the
  sinking of a ship, being stranded on the ice,
  walking to the other side of the continent, and
  finally sailing across 800 miles of terrible
  ocean to save them.

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How did he do it?

• Humour

• Valued the lives and opinion of each of his men

• Lead by example

• Did not believe in unnecessary discipline

• Emphasised the importance of team work and
  commitment

• Was a generous and loyal friend

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Dont just take my word for it..
I always found him rising to his best and
inspiring confidence in others when things were
at their blackest. (Frank Hurley)
No matter what turns up, he is always ready to
alter his plans and make fresh onesin the
meantime he enjoys a joke with anyone, and in
this way keeps everyones spirits up. (Frank
Worsley)
Courage and willpower can make miracles. I know
of no better example than what that man has
accomplished. (Roald Amundsen)
Difficulties are just things to be overcome.
(Ernest Shackleton)
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Why is our Expedition going?
1. To commemorate the achievements of Shackleton
and his men a century ago by walking to the South
Pole, completing the journey they never made.
2. To launch the Shackleton Foundation
3. Because it is there
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Ice Team
Will Gow
Henry Worsley
Henry Adams
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97 Mile Team
- Tim Fright
- Dave Cornell
- Andrew Ledger
- Richard Grey
- Matty McNair
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Why would somebody want to go?
The Antarctic continent is one of the most
isolated places on Earth, surrounded by the
worlds roughest seas and barriers of pack ice.
Winds blast through the land and the cold is so
bitter it freezes the seas. In its interior no
animals can live nor can any humans survive,
without large supplies of equipment and an
indomitable spirit. Testament to this is the
number of lives the ice continues to claim.
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The selection process
1. Application form 3,000 people
2. Interview in London 20 people
3. Endurance tests in Snowdonia 5 people
4. One person me!
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Arctic Training Exercise - Norway

• Acclimatisation to extreme cold

• Injury prevention

• Nutrition

• Camp craft

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Navigation
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Cross-country skiing
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What is there?
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Dangers

• Hypothermia get wet, die

• Cold

• Flat lighting

• Crevasses

• Winds

• Altitude

• Getting separated

• Fire

• Freeze burns

• Injury and illness

• Frostbite

• Killer penguins

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What have we got to help us?

• Food

• Clothing

- 9,000 calories each day

• Humour

- 29 Mars bars

• Determination

- 3,659 MMs
- 201 Cucumbers that is as much as you weigh!

• Patience

• Selflessness

• Luxury item

• Whisky

• Courage

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The Shackleton Foundation

• Keep alive the Shackleton spirit

• To support individuals of all ages,
  nationalities and backgrounds who exemplify the
  spirit of Sir Ernest Shackleton inspirational
  leaders wishing to "make a difference", in
  particular to the less advantaged".

• The Foundation hopes that beneficiaries will
  develop or possess the personal qualities that
  define leadership a fierce personal commitment
  to succeed, a willingness to take intelligent
  risks, and the ability to inspire and energise
  those around them to do their utmost towards
  worthwhile causes.

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What is your Antarctica?
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Ledger
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