Tengo pasión por todo lo que sean historias de supervivencia y acontecimientos históricos (cada vez que piso un museo o visito algún lugar con importancia histórica, se me hace un nudo en el pecho de la emoción.... sep, soy así de rara Por eso no tengo amigos), sobre todo si los libros que leo sobre ellos tienen documentos de la época/fotos/etc. The story is, too, one of profound individual and shared loss: the destruction of the ship, Endurance, the abandonment of the intended goal, and the elimination of the final shreds of human comfort. In the spare, unforgiving Antarctic landscape, every minute comfort is integral morale – and the loss of any part is devastating. Dogs were brought on the expedition, with the intention of using them for sledging across the ice floes and tundra. After the expedition’s original intent is abandoned, the dogs are no longer needed (and become a burden: consuming valuable resources). Ultimately, the necessary action is to cull the sled dogs: in the crewmen’s journals, this event is detailed as one of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken. Similarly, Harry McNish’s beloved cat, Mrs. Chippy (brought onboard as an unofficial mascot and ship-pet), is also killed: the personal loss suffered never quite heals and alienates McNish from the other crew members. Book Genre: Adventure, Art, Biography, Historical, History, Maritime, Nonfiction, Photography, Science, Survival, Travel

He depicts the day-to-day life of the men, their teams of sled dogs, and the slow demise of their home for ten months, the Endurance. He worked without hat and gloves, always on the move, always looking for the next composition. “His eye for light was flawless,” says Ms. Alexander.A 2022 image of the Endurance's stern reveals its name above a five-pointed star. The wooden ship was in the icy waters of the Weddell Sea. All well!” Came the reply. All the men on the island had survived. "It is an absolutely incredible survival story,” Fiennes said. Fate of the second crew Here is one of the very, very few great adventures from the age before our communications became global, when mail still traveled by ship, when we were just on the cusp of mastering our natural world. And yet unlike all those others, here there exists an astonishingly complete, comprehensive, expertly assembled photorecord along with numerous personal accounts and memoirs.

Caroline Alexander is a deft storyteller, efficiently and seamlessly merging excerpts from crew members’ diaries with photographs and independent research. She contextualizes the events of the expedition against the world arena, providing a rudimentary social and political framework upon which to build the story. She had access to sources previously unavailable to other researchers, and skillfully unifies diary entries and independent research. The result is a comprehensive, thoughtful, and thorough recollection of the expedition. With unexpected intimacy, Alexander reconstructs both the physical voyage and the burgeoning relationships between the men. She has an acute sense for the social dynamics on the ship, and is skilled in her candid nuanced portrayals of the individual men. The ‘James Caird’ is launched from Elephant Island to begin her perilous voyage to South Georgia, April 24 1916 (Image credit: Getty / Royal Geographical Society)After sixteen days at sea under harsh conditions, they sighted land on May 8, 1916. South Georgia was beset by a hurricane at the time, and it took another five days before they were able to reach land. They had successfully travelled over fifteen hundred miles in lifeboats by the end of their journey. This achievement was followed by his former commander, Robert Scott who also reached the South Pole but sadly lost his life on the return home. Her summation of an 800 mile journey in a small open boat, battered by frigid gale force storms, manned only by ES and two others, in a a desperate attempt to seek help best captures the heart of this story:

The film was well received by critics, [1] and was nominated for and won several awards. [2] See also [ edit ] In the time that passed between abandoning Endurance and watching the ice swallow it up completely, the crew salvaged as many provisions as they could, while sacrificing anything and everything that added weight or would consume valuable resources— including bibles, books, clothing, tools and keepsakes. Some of the younger dogs, too small to pull their weight, were shot, as was, to the chagrin of many, the unfortunate Mrs. Chippy. As for the rest of the Trans-Continental team, the supply depot party had also run into trouble with the ship Aurora but continued to lay the supplies nonetheless. Eventually, needing rescue, the party of men sadly lost three lives in the process. And old Norwegian whaler recorded the scene when the three men stood before the station manager Thoralf Sørlle: On the brink of physical exhaustion, his body could not take any more of the gruelling challenges and he was forced to leave the expedition early and return home.They had been within a day’s sailing of their landing place; now the drift of the ice was slowly pushing them farther away with each passing day. There was nothing else to do but to establish a routine and wait out the winter. As the situation worsened, the ship was crushed by the ice and began to drift in a northerly direction. Endurance trapped in the ice After dispersing from the Falkland Islands , most crew members immediately entered military or civilian service to their respective countries. The book’s final act is devoted to the post-expedition lives of the crewmembers, ranging from abject poverty to business ownership (with one crewmember, not warmly viewed by his cohorts, finding profession as a spy). The eclectic crew, unsurprisingly, went on to equally disparate lives. His ability to survive and keep the rest of his crew safe whilst stranded for two years still remains a remarkable story celebrating his heroism and leadership.