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In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton, an Established Polar Explorer, Set Out Education Partner • FEBRUARY 22, 1915 The Endurance reaches its furthest south, 77 deg S off Luitpold Land. • APRIL 15, 1916 The three boats land • OCTOBER 27, 1915 The Endurance, on Elephant Island, a remote uninhabited now badly damaged, is abandoned island far from shipping lanes. This is In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton, (except 2lbs of personal possessions, the first time that the men have stood on an established Polar explorer, set Frank Hurley’s photographs and solid ground in 497 days. Two days later out to cross the Antarctic continent. Leonard Hussey’s banjo). Ocean Camp the party moves to Cape Wild. He failed. However, he achieved is established. • APRIL 24, 1916 Shackleton sails • MAY 23, 1916 Shackleton borrows the one of the greatest feats of the turn • NOVEMBER 8, 1915 Hurley dives the James Caird back to South Southern Sky, and sails for Elephant of the century polar exploration; into the flooded ship to recover the Georgia, where a whaling station is Island to rescue his men. The pack ice he returned with his 28 man team precious glass plates. With Shackleton, located, to get help. He brings just five prevents passage, and the ship returns. – alive. The story of the 1914-17 he chooses 120 to keep. They then men; Worsley, Crean, McNeish, Tim Two subsequent rescue attempts, Endurance expedition is one smash the remaining 400 or so, so McCarthy and Vincent. aboard the Instituto Pesca No. 1 in of courage and leadership in the face Hurley isn’t tempted to risk his life to • MAY 10, 1916 After a treacherous two June and the Emma in July, are also of true adversity. Stoicism and belief return for them later. week journey, the James Caird lands on stopped by pack ice. during complete uncertainty; by • NOVEMBER 21, 1915 “She’s going, the south coast of South Georgia. Five • AUGUST 30, 1916 Sir Ernest, aboard endurance they conquered. Here is boys!” The Endurance sinks. days later the six-man party moves to the Yelcho, rescues the 22 men on a timeline of events as they unfolded: • DECEMBER 29, 1915 After a failed Peggotty Camp on King Haakon Bay. Elephant Island, 24 months and 22 attempt to march across the ice to the • MAY 19, 1916 Shackleton, Worsley, days since leaving England. • AUGUST 8, 1914 The Imperial Trans- safety of land, Shackleton establishes and Crean begin their trek across the • SEPTEMBER 3, 1916 The Yelcho Antarctic Expedition departs from “Patience Camp,” hoping that they will island’s unexplored interior to get help arrives at Punta Arenas, Chile. Plymouth aboard Endurance. drift north, on an ice floe, to safety. at a whaling station on the north coast; • DECEMBER 20, 1916 Sir Ernest, • OCTOBER 26, 1914 The Endurance • APRIL 9, 1916 The James Caird, McNeish, McCarthy and Vincent all too aboard the Aurora, sails from New departs Buenos Aires. Stancomb Wills and Dudley Docker are ill to move. Zealand to rescue the members of his • NOVEMBER 5, 1914 Endurance launched for the voyage to Elephant Island. • MAY 20, 1916 Sir Ernest, Worsley and Ross Sea Party (Sister, Food Depo arrives at the whaling station of Crean arrive at Stromness, on the north ship). Under extreme conditions they Grytviken, South Georgia Island. coast of South Georgia. Shackleton had successfully laid supply depots for • DECEMBER 5, 1914 The Endurance and his men arrive at Stromness the Weddell Sea party that ironically sails south from South Georgia; next whaling station. Worsley sails to the was never to reach land. landfall: 497 days. south coast to pick up the three men • JANUARY 10, 1917 The Aurora • DECEMBER 7, 1914 The Endurance left behind. reaches Cape Royds and collects the first encounters pack ice. Left: ‘The Endurance keeling over’ Ross Sea party. • JANUARY 18, 1915 Endurance Photograph by Frank Hurley becomes immobilized and drifts in the © Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), ice. 76 deg 34’S. S0011775 https://weddellseaexpedition.org/ www.rgs.org/wse.
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