Ernest%20Shackleton

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Ernest Shackleton
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Ernest Shackletons early life

• Born in Ireland in 1874
• One of 10 children
• In 1884 his family moved to South London
• Went to school in Dulwich
• At 16 he joined the Merchant Navy

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The story continues.

• In 1901 Shackleton joined an expedition led by
  Captain Scott to try and be the first to reach
  the South Pole
• Didnt reach the South Pole (400 miles to go)
• Came home early due to an injury

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Did this put him off ?

• No!
• It only made him more determined to reach the
  South Pole himself one day.

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1907 a new adventure!

• Shackleton sailed to the Antarctic in Nimrod
• He got to within 97 miles of the South Pole
• He turned back because the food ran out

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Did this put him off ?

• No!

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In the meantime .

• Other explorers reached the South Pole
• So he started to think up his next adventure!

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Shackleton decided he wanted to cross the
Antarctic continent, which is 2,000 miles
across! So he put an notice in the newspaper
which said
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Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages,
bitter cold, long months of complete darkness,
constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and
recognition in case of success. Ernest
Shackleton
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August 1914 Shackleton left England with 27
crew and 68 dogs on EnduranceJanuary 1915
Stuck in the ice
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Shackleton gave the order to abandon ship

• They saved lifeboats, food and clothes
• before it sank in November 1915

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The real adventure begins

• 5 months floating on an iceberg!
• A week without food or sleep in a boat
• An 800 mile journey across extremely rough seas
  to get help.

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• It was 3 months before Shackleton could return to
  the rest of his men to rescue them
• Altogether he and his crew were away for 2 years,
  but none of them died

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Shackletons story is one of the greatest stories
of survival against overwhelming odds. He was
enormously admired for his leadership and
survival qualities.