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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Both well worth the read, the first has lots of pictures salvaged from the expedition.
If you haven't, even though it's Antarctic rather than Arctic, South: The Endurance Expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton is fantastic. I recommend any edition that has the photos included because they're stunning; this is the one I read when I was younger, but there are most likely more.
Should also be able to find text-only public domain versions since it's autobiographical from the early 1900s and the guy was English, so no need for a translation.
On that same note, Lansing's The Endurance (about Shackleton's attempted voyage to the South Pole and absolutely miraculous escape from what would have or should have been certain death) is equally amazing for the real-life adventure readers.
... a supply of seal blubber and sugar cubes can get you through till tuesday.
I recommend a copy of Endurance as reading while waiting for your snow to melt.
Ernest Shackleton’s family motto was, “By endurance, we conquer”. And such is all of life. Some days I have to remind myself of that. (Unrelated to investing.)
Another Antarctic explorer, Sir Raymond Priestley said of his three best known contemporaries: “For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.”
Still one of the best books I’ve read:
So many...
One of my favorite reads of all time, though, is "The Endurance" by Alfred Lansiing.
A non-fictional account of an amazing heroic story of survival, exploration and leadership in the Antarctic in the golden age of exploration of the poles. What they did, when they did it, with the technology they had at the time - it's truly unbelievable. A must read:
In the same genre, Aspley Cherry Gerard's "The Worst Journey in the World" is a long but incredible story of Antarctic exploration written by a survivor academician that was actually there.
The Worst Journey in the World - Wikipedia
Exploration and adventure non-fiction is a powerful genre for me, easily more impactful than even the best fiction (and I'm a big fan of that too!) because reality gives it that more powerful punch.
The extreme conditions of the arctic and Antarctic race to the poles are pretty amazing tales of human perseverance and bravery when you consider the conditions, the challenge, and the capabilities of human technology at the time these almost foolhardy men accomplished it.
Highly recommend this book by Caroline Alexander. Excellent writing and gorgeous book all around with the Hurley photos.
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarctic-Expedition/dp/0375404031
She subsequently wrote a book about Bligh and the Bounty.
I don't have any suggested solutions, but I do have a book recommendation. If you haven't read it yet, North to The Night is a great read, and might give you some insight. The author sails his boat up to the Arctic Circle with the intent to spend the winter there and sail home in the spring when the ice melts. Among other things, he has to battle moisture condensation in his sleeping quarters
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https://www.amazon.com/North-Night-Spiritual-Odyssey-Arctic/dp/076790446X
Definitely start with Endurance by Alfred Lansing
It’s the story of Ernest Shackleton’s voyage to Antarctica in his ship Endurance
4.8 star rating from almost 9000 readers.
It’s an incredible read. The next family member will have a hard act to follow
PS. There are many versions of this historical voyage, make sure you choose the one by Lansing. His research was outstanding.
Many many good books on Shackleton, but I was transfixed by one about a an explorer from a couple decades earlier - George DeLong, who attempted to find the northern passage and encountered a very similar, unbelievable, expedition in the arctic.
Book is called In the Kingdom of Ice. https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Ice-Terrible-Voyage-Jeannette/dp/0307946916
Endurance by Alfred Lansing - tells the true story of Ernest Shackleton's 1916 South Pole expedition. I read this a few years ago when going through a rough patch at work, put it all into perspective.
Was it based on a true story? It sounds a lot like the Shackleton mission, and I found a book called Endurance that is based on it.
If you like that, you'll enjoy Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage. It's the story of an expedition to the Antarctica in 1914. The ship was crushed by ice and the crew had to travel across the frozen ocean to the nearest civilization outpost. The book is based on the crew's journals.
If you're thinking about this question you might enjoy the book Endurance which is the true story of Shackleton's expedition to the South Pole. The food issue plays a major role.
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfred-Lansing/dp/0465062881
The hardcover edition is amazing!
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarctic-Expedition/dp/0375404031
But I haven't tried any of the audiobook versions.
The hardcover edition is amazing!
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarctic-Expedition/dp/0375404031
But I haven't tried any of the audiobook versions.
The hardcover edition is amazing!
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarctic-Expedition/dp/0375404031
But I haven't tried any of the audiobook versions.
The hardcover edition is amazing!
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarctic-Expedition/dp/0375404031
But I haven't tried any of the audiobook versions.
The hardcover edition is amazing!
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarctic-Expedition/dp/0375404031
But I haven't tried any of the audiobook versions.
I can't recommend Endurance enough. It's all about Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross Antarctica. Amazing!
I read a really interesting memoir about being stationed at McMurdo. You’re essentially trapped in a building for months on end, and people tend to get a little odd after being there for a while. I think if you had a tendency to depression, it could really be exacerbated by the environment.
The book is titled Big Dead Place:
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Dead-Place-Menacing-Antarctica/dp/0922915997/
Simmons clearly researched the shit out of that story. It really felt like is was happening way back in the wooden ship era. I also definitely got onto Google Maps to see about where they were stuck.
A non-fiction book I read recently that scratched some of the same itch was:
https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Ice-Terrible-Voyage-Jeannette/dp/0307946916
Hadn't heard about the tv adaptation, maybe AMC will do a good job, some of their shows are pretty decent for basic cable.
I just finished this
https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfred-Lansing/dp/0465062881
You're through hike is an escalator ride in a mall compared to what these guys went through for two years. Put my hike into perspective.
I read a lot and am dating someone who has walls lined with books (literally, it's a bit scary, but great). Bourdain's shows are one of only a few things I'll watch on TV.
Anyway, I picked up a copy of Kitchen Confidential recently at a used book store and realized I'd never read any of his stuff. I was super impressed.
If you like it, I'd also recommend http://www.amazon.com/Big-Dead-Place-Menacing-Antarctica/dp/0922915997
It's another easy read. My favorite quote from any book is from it. I'm literally sitting her snorting thinking of it.
<em>Endurance</em> by Alfred Lansing.
<em>Kodoku</em> by Kenichi Horie.
This is a very late response, but before.
The ship was originally named the Polaris when t was completed. Shackleton renamed it the Endurance to be in line with his family's motto: "Fortitudine vincimus," or "By endurance we conquer."
Here's a photograph taken by Frank Hurley, their official photographer. This was taken between the crush that forced them to abandon ship and the eventual sinking, a span of a little less than a month. You can see Endurance on the back of the ship.
And an obligatory "you have to read Lansing's Endurance." It was re-released in a 100th anniversary edition last year.