Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

There had been years of planning, and now, just as my solo was starting in earnest, the whole narrative changed. Glancing for a minute at the satellite image map, I searched for an alternate path. I mentally recited the mantra that I knew to be true after years of experience—that the plan falling apart is a natural part of any worthwhile adventure.

While Shackleton was called the ‘Boss’ by his men, he did not differentiate himself from them, and in an attempt to help his crew get over the trauma of abandoning the Endurance, Shackleton literally served his men. Rising early in the morning, he made hot milk and hand-delivered it to every tent in the camp. His mantra of unity and show of humanit

Although Unsoeld’s toes froze and would later be amputated, both men survived to tell their tale.