Podcasts about Elephant Island

Sir Earnest Shackelton made three expeditions to the Antarctic. His ship, the Endurance, was crushed in the sea ice on his third voyage. He sailed to Elephant Island and left 22 of his men to shelter until he could make his way back. He sailed 800 miles in a small whaling boat to South Georgia Island to a whaling station. After four and a half months he was able to rescue his men left on Elephant Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We had an amazing trip to Chile and on to King George Island in the Antarctic. Whales, seals, penguins and beautiful icebergs. We were in the area where Sir Earnest Shackleton's crew spent time on Elephant Island before being rescued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

December 31, 2024Today's Reading: Luke 12:35-40Daily Lectionary: Isaiah 60:1-22; Luke 1:39-56“You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Luke 12:40)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 crewmembers left from Plymouth, England, on a ship named The Endurance. On January 18, 1915, after five months at sea, the ship became stuck in pack ice and was unable to move. Week after week, the crew lived in their stuck ship until the pressure from the moving ice finally began to crush the ship's hull. The crew salvaged what they could and set up shelters on the ice as their boat slowly disappeared into the frozen sea.Nearly four months after the ice had stopped the expedition, Shackleton decided their only chance for survival was to use the salvaged lifeboats to find help. After seven terrible days on the open sea, the men arrived on an uninhabited spit of rock called Elephant Island. Shackleton knew there was no chance of rescue from this remote island, so he selected five of his strongest men and announced that they would sail one of the lifeboats to South Georgia Island, where he knew they could get help. South Georgia Island was over 800 miles away.Two weeks after leaving his men behind, Shackleton reached South Georgia Island and began planning a rescue for the crew members left on Elephant Island. Finally, on August 30, 1916, – 19 months after their ship had become stuck and four months after their leader had left for help – Shackleton arrived at Elephant Island. When he reached his men, he was overjoyed that they were all alive, and he was amazed to find them all packed up and waiting. When Shackleton asked how they knew to be ready for his arrival, one of the crew members replied, “Sir, when you left, you said you would come back for us, so we never gave up hope. Each day, we packed up our sleeping bags and reminded each other, ‘Watch friends! The boss may be coming back today.' We were always ready for your return.”One of the reasons the “Shackleton” story is so amazing is that the readiness we see in the men on Elephant Island is so different from what we see in ourselves. We are impatient. We are pessimistic. We doubt. And yet, as we struggle with our sin, God knows. He knows who we are. He knows about our lack of patience and our pessimism and our doubt. He knows that we are not prepared, and that is why He sent His Son. Jesus came to make us ready, and He did it by taking on human flesh, and with it, He also took our selfishness, our doubt, and our impatience. He took these sins to the Cross and did all of this so that we would be forgiven and ready for His return.In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.Lord Jesus, thank you for making us ready for Your return through Your death and resurrection for us. -Rev. Thomas Eggold, pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, IN.Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, KY.What makes a church "good?" Come join the fictional family as they test out eight different churches in their brand-new town and answer this question along the way. Will the Real Church Please Stand Up? by Matthew Richard, now available from Concordia Publishing House.

“In that instant they felt an overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment. Though they had failed dismally even to come close to the expedition's original objective, they knew now that somehow they had done much, much more than ever they set out to do.” Welcome back to another episode of Made You Think! If you love exploration books as much as we do, you'll definitely enjoy this episode. Today, we're talking about Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. Join us as we explore Shackleton's legendary expedition, where a crew of 28 men faced nearly two years of extreme conditions after their ship became trapped in ice. We cover a wide range of topics including: How Shackleton's leadership prevented descent into madness Physical vs. mental challenges in extreme survival situations Were previous generations tougher than we are today? Antarctic exploration's parallels to modern space missions The life-or-death decisions in the final rescue attempt And much more. Please enjoy, and make sure to follow Nat, Neil, and Adil on Twitter and share your thoughts on the episode. Links from the Episode: Mentioned in the Show: Equip (1:35) TrueMed (1:39) Gusto (3:15) CrowdHealth (4:16) Ross Sea Party (9:31) SpaceX 'Chopsticks' (14:20) Kerbal Space Program (15:57) Oppenheimer (22:55) Apollo 13 (40:06) The Martian (40:35) Endurance Documentary (43:50) Free Solo (44:34) JD Vance on Joe Rogan (1:14:04) Justin Mares - The Next (1:20:19) Anthony Gustin - The Feed (1:20:43) News article on Epic (1:21:43) Books Mentioned: Colony One Mars (19:21) The Fourth Turning (28:08) (Book Episode)  Dune (33:57) Musashi (34:11) East of Eden (34:12) (Book Episode) (Nat's Book Notes) Lord of the Rings (35:29) The River of Doubt (48:10) (Book Episode) Hatchet (1:02:36) The Lost Men (1:04:17) Where Is My Flying Car? (1:08:07) (Book Episode) Energy and Civilization (1:10:00) (Book Episode) (Nat's Book Notes) How the World Really Works (1:10:03) (Book Episode) The Prize (1:10:44) Oil 101 (1:11:31) The Brothers K (1:12:00) Power to Save the World (1:12:19) How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor (1:12:29) Crypto Confidential (1:29:43) People Mentioned: Ernest Shackleton Alfred Lansing (10:47) Amundsen and Scott (12:19) Alfred Cheetham (19:58) Jimmy Chin (44:20)  Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (44:24) Show Topics: (0:00) After an unintended hiatus, we're back! We begin the episode with a tangent on our favorite blender, health insurance plans, and protein powder. (5:44) We begin our discussion of Endurance by Alfred Lansing. Nat shares a unique perspective, having read the book during his own trip to Antarctica. (09:15) The timeline of Shackleton's expedition spanned from August 1914 to September 1916, marking nearly two years of survival against impossible odds. Later on, Shackleton would help rescue another stranded crew in January 1917. (11:16) Endurance draws from the crew's journal entries, a common practice during the age of exploration when survival wasn't guaranteed. We discuss how these historical records parallel potential Mars missions in the future. (13:46) We explore current Mars exploration initiatives across the globe. China aims for a sample return mission by 2030, SpaceX targets 2028 for their missions, and India continues to advance their rover program. (18:01) The core of Shackleton's story unfolds: an attempted Antarctic crossing, leading to a two-year fight for survival. Despite the world presuming them dead, every crew member survived, with many later serving in World War I, highlighting their extraordinary resilience. (22:11) "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success." Shackleton's legendary recruitment advertisement exemplified his unique approach to crew selection. Nat, Neil, and Adil also discuss whether the people of previous generations were tougher than we are today.  (30:30) Shifting the conversation to growing up in the pre-Internet era. We reminisce about outdoor adventures, early video games, and how different forms of entertainment shaped our imaginations compared to today. (35:54) The physical hardships endured by the crew were severe, with frostbite being a constant threat. Shackleton's leadership proved crucial, maintaining strict schedules and discipline to prevent the crew from succumbing to despair during their long wait trapped in ice. (39:26) We draw parallels between Shackleton's earlier failures and the Apollo 13 mission.  (42:41) The type of ship they chose for the journey actually had a huge impact on the outcome. Its specific shape made it vulnerable to being trapped within the large blocks of ice. (46:31) National parks and the preservation of nature. There are very few places left in the country where there is no light pollution at all. (49:43) After a year on the ship and another camping on ice, they modified their lifeboats for a perilous journey to Elephant Island. Shackleton's team then faced the task of scaling mountains without proper gear and navigating treacherous waters. (55:12) Nat, Neil, and Adil debate whether the physical or mental challenges were the most difficult to overcome in this expedition. Would you rather have been on the boat with Shackleton, or waiting for the boat to return for rescue?  (1:01:32) The book itself has an interesting publishing history. Though it achieved only modest sales during Lansing's lifetime, it found massive success about a decade after his death. (1:07:49) We reflect on a few other books we've read on energy. If you have any recommendations, send them our way!  (1:13:07) A discussion about current political leadership's understanding of technology and its implications for policy decisions. (1:20:55) The 'Make American Healthy Again' efforts, healthcare system incentives, and potential future programs in the U.S. What is to come under the new administration? (1:24:59) It wouldn't be an episode of MYT without a little crypto and meme coin talk! (1:34:58) That concludes this episode! If you're interested in reading Endurance, you can grab a copy of the book here. Next up on the podcast, we will be reading Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. Make sure to stay tuned to our website to see what's next and leave us a book rec! If you enjoyed this episode, let us know by leaving a review on iTunes and tell a friend. As always, let us know if you have any book recommendations! You can say hi to us on Twitter @TheRealNeilS, @adilmajid, @nateliason and share your thoughts on this episode. 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Hey, BraveCo Men! Listen in as Jason interviews Tracey Armstrong in this uplifting and empowering conversation on self-reliance in this week's episode of our “Makings of a Man” series.In our introduction, we tell the story of self-reliance powerfully demonstrated by renown polar explorer, Ernest Shackleton and his Endurance crew of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. During the Endurance Expedition of 1914-1917, their ship became trapped in a pack of ice as they were crossing the Atlantic. Twenty-two members of the crew remained on Elephant Island as the men endured entrapment and frigid weather. Miraculously and courageously, Ernest was determined to not lose even one of his team members in the process. After traveling from Elephant Island with two others, to South Georgia Island to organize a rescue mission, Shackleton returned to his crew after over a year stranded in the Antarctic, successfully rescuing all. His leadership ability to keep his crew focused in the midst of adversity has made the Endurance Mission a testament to the human spirit in the midst of adversity.We all have a problem-solver inside us. The people who lead us are those who pushed past temporary deficiencies. Great leaders are self-reliant not because they want to be, but because they are in a position to do what no one else is willing to do.This is the kind of self-reliance we need in this season and this generation. Tracey is a social and economic entrepreneur and a success coach to achievers and wealth builders. Tracey believes God's people must have spiritual, social and economic influence. He has a powerful voice in the men's movement, prophetic gifting, and in life. Tracey and his wife, Nathalie, are on the front line of the new generation of “supernaturalists” being raised up in the world today, as pastors of Citadel Church, located in Seattle Washington. Together with their team, they are committed to reach this generation that is asleep spiritually and absent in most churches. Tracey and Nathalie are equipping the emerging generation for spiritual, social and economic influence.Connect with Tracey:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traceyarmstrong/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/influencerscoach/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@influencerscoach Website: https://www.traceyarmstrong.school 

Tim Jarvis takes you on his adventures, following in the footsteps of explorer Ernest Shackleton, who tried valiantly to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, from 1914-17 (R)

fWotD Episode 2477: Ernest Shackleton Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Thursday, 15 February 2024 is Ernest Shackleton.Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.Born in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland, Shackleton and his Anglo-Irish family moved to Sydenham in suburban south London when he was ten. Shackleton's first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904, from which he was sent home early on health grounds, after he and his companions Scott and Edward Adrian Wilson set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S. During the Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909, he and three companions established a new record Farthest South latitude of 88°23′ S, only 97 geographical miles (112 statute miles or 180 kilometres) from the South Pole, the largest advance to the pole in exploration history. Also, members of his team climbed Mount Erebus, the most active Antarctic volcano. On returning home, Shackleton was knighted for his achievements by King Edward VII.After the race to the South Pole ended in December 1911, with Roald Amundsen's conquest, Shackleton turned his attention to the crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea, via the pole. To this end, he made preparations for what became the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. The expedition was struck by disaster when its ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and finally sank in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica on 21 November 1915. The crew escaped by camping on the sea ice until it disintegrated, then by launching the lifeboats to reach Elephant Island and ultimately the South Atlantic island of South Georgia, enduring a stormy ocean voyage of 720 nautical miles (1,330 km; 830 mi) in Shackleton's most famous exploit. He returned to the Antarctic with the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition in 1921, but died of a heart attack while his ship was moored in South Georgia. At his wife's request, he remained on the island and was buried in Grytviken cemetery. The wreck of Endurance was discovered just over a century after Shackleton's death. Away from his expeditions, Shackleton's life was generally restless and unfulfilled. In his search for rapid pathways to wealth and security, he launched business ventures which failed to prosper, and he died heavily in debt. Upon his death, he was lauded in the press but was thereafter largely forgotten, while the heroic reputation of his rival Scott was sustained for many decades. Later in the 20th century, Shackleton was "rediscovered", and became a role model for leadership in extreme circumstances. In his 1956 address to the British Science Association, one of Shackleton's contemporaries, Sir Raymond Priestley, said "Scott for scientific method, Amundsen for speed and efficiency but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton", paraphrasing what Apsley Cherry-Garrard had written in a preface to his 1922 memoir The Worst Journey in the World. In 2002, Shackleton was voted eleventh in a BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:25 UTC on Thursday, 15 February 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Ernest Shackleton on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Kimberly Standard.

To develop mental endurance takes a mindset of tenacity and perseverance. When listening to the book Endurance by Alfred Lansing, I found myself so enraptured in the story that I had to turn on the heater in my car as I was getting cold, as the book described the frigid temperatures the crew experienced as they worked their way through the ice and severe weather conditions of their journey. The expedition of the Endurance ship to Antarctica in 1915-1916 was led by the renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The primary goal of this expedition was to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. However, the expedition faced unprecedented challenges when the ship became trapped in the ice of the Weddell Sea in January 1915. Despite attempts to free the vessel, the ice eventually crushed the Endurance, leaving the crew stranded on the desolate ice floes. The crew's remarkable story of survival and endurance became one of the most iconic tales of exploration. Shackleton's exceptional leadership and resilience were evident as he managed to keep the crew united and focused on survival throughout their harrowing ordeal. Despite the harsh conditions, the crew displayed unwavering determination, ingenuity, and teamwork. After months stranded on the ice, Shackleton led his men on a daring rescue mission, sailing in lifeboats to reach Elephant Island, where they had to exhibit extreme effort to merely survive. Throughout this amazing story of survival, we can draw five principles to develop endurance in our lives: resilience, teamwork, planning, mental toughness and innovation and be very thankful we don't have to use these trying to survive in the Antarctica for close to two years! Full article here: https://goalsforyourlife.com/mental-endurance

Barry Gray (Baz) is a modern-day explorer and adventurer specialising in extreme cold climates. Barry is currently planning the Solo Unsupported and Unassisted crossing of the Antarctic continent from Coast to Coast in 2024, a journey still yet to be completed, if successful, this will be a world first. Barry was always an adventurous spirit growing up, very much the outdoor type. He enjoyed almost every type of sport and excelled in quite a few of them. His true-life adventure started as a 16-year-old when he applied to join the Royal Marine Commandos. Before he reached his eighteenth birthday, he had completed the world's toughest military basic training course and took his place amongst the UK's finest soldiers. The Royal Marines are the UK's specialists in Mountain and Cold Weather training. All Royal Marines go through this training but it's a unique and special group of marines that deliver the training, they are known as the Mountain Leader Branch. Barry applied for the gruelling and extremely challenging course in 1998 and was a fully trained Mountain Leader instructor 10 months later. Barry then went on to become the Chief Instructor of this very special group in 2007. Barry's career saw him deployed on Operational tours to Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. As a Royal Marine and Mountain Leader, he has travelled the globe including the Himalayas, Norway, European Alps, The Andes, USA, Oman, Brunei, and Antarctica to name but a few. Barry decided to leave the Royal Marines in December 2016 after 26 years, achieving the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM). Amongst his passions are polar history, especially the heroic age, and in 2013 he took part in the successful Shackleton Epic expedition in which he was part of the team that authentically re-enacted Shackleton's 1916 escape from Elephant Island and crossing of South Georgia. One of the most remarkable Survival stories ever told. The journey can be seen as a three-part documentary on Discovery Channel called “Shackleton Death or Glory” Barry also skied Solo and unsupported to the South Pole in 2018-19 covering 730 miles in only 38 days making him the third quickest person in history to do so. This was part one of a two part plan to be the first man to ski Solo and Unsupported, without any assistance, to cross the entire Antarctic continent from sea to sea via the South Pole. This attempt is planned for October 2023. Barry now runs a motivational leadership business which is another big passion; to help others through mindset and resilience become the best versions of themselves.

Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer who led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914-1917. The primary goal of the expedition was to be the first to cross the entire continent of Antarctica on foot, from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea, via the South Pole.Shackleton and his crew set sail aboard the ship Endurance in August 1914. However, their journey was ill-fated from the beginning. Shortly after their arrival in Antarctica, the Endurance became trapped in pack ice in the Weddell Sea. The crew spent months trapped in the ice, hoping that the ship would be released by the shifting ice.As the Antarctic winter set in, it became clear that the Endurance would not be freed from the ice. Shackleton and his crew abandoned the ship in October 1915 as it was slowly crushed by the pressure of the ice. They camped on the ice floes and, when those began to break up, launched their lifeboats to reach the relatively safer Elephant Island.Elephant Island was a remote and inhospitable place, and it was clear that rescue was unlikely. Recognizing the dire situation, Shackleton and a small crew set off in one of the lifeboats, the James Caird, on a perilous journey across the treacherous Southern Ocean to reach South Georgia Island, where they knew there was a whaling station.After a harrowing 16-day journey, Shackleton and his crew reached South Georgia Island in May 1916. They then had to cross the island's rugged interior to reach the whaling station on the other side. Eventually, Shackleton organized a rescue mission to Elephant Island, and all of his men were successfully rescued in August 1916, nearly two years after their initial departure.Remarkably, despite their incredible hardships and suffering, Shackleton and his crew managed to survive without any loss of life. Their endurance, teamwork, and Shackleton's leadership in the face of extreme adversity have made this expedition one of the most celebrated stories of Antarctic exploration. Shackleton's leadership and his unwavering commitment to the safety and well-being of his men are often cited as examples of exceptional leadership and determination.(commercial at 7:56)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5080327/advertisement

Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer who led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914-1917. The primary goal of the expedition was to be the first to cross the entire continent of Antarctica on foot, from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea, via the South Pole.Shackleton and his crew set sail aboard the ship Endurance in August 1914. However, their journey was ill-fated from the beginning. Shortly after their arrival in Antarctica, the Endurance became trapped in pack ice in the Weddell Sea. The crew spent months trapped in the ice, hoping that the ship would be released by the shifting ice.As the Antarctic winter set in, it became clear that the Endurance would not be freed from the ice. Shackleton and his crew abandoned the ship in October 1915 as it was slowly crushed by the pressure of the ice. They camped on the ice floes and, when those began to break up, launched their lifeboats to reach the relatively safer Elephant Island.Elephant Island was a remote and inhospitable place, and it was clear that rescue was unlikely. Recognizing the dire situation, Shackleton and a small crew set off in one of the lifeboats, the James Caird, on a perilous journey across the treacherous Southern Ocean to reach South Georgia Island, where they knew there was a whaling station.After a harrowing 16-day journey, Shackleton and his crew reached South Georgia Island in May 1916. They then had to cross the island's rugged interior to reach the whaling station on the other side. Eventually, Shackleton organized a rescue mission to Elephant Island, and all of his men were successfully rescued in August 1916, nearly two years after their initial departure.Remarkably, despite their incredible hardships and suffering, Shackleton and his crew managed to survive without any loss of life. Their endurance, teamwork, and Shackleton's leadership in the face of extreme adversity have made this expedition one of the most celebrated stories of Antarctic exploration. Shackleton's leadership and his unwavering commitment to the safety and well-being of his men are often cited as examples of exceptional leadership and determination.(commercial at 7:56)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

Climate Crisis: How to lead through adversity with Tim Jarvis.Tim Jarvis is an incredible person. He is an explorer, a scientist, a climate change activist, and a world-class leader.Tim has 25 years of experience in environmental science and exploration expeditions to some pretty extreme places.In 2013, Tim led an expedition that recreated Shackleton's “double” which saw Tim and his crew sail 1500km's across the Southern Ocean from Elephant Island to South Georgia. They then climbed over South Georgia's mountainous interior, all whilst wearing period clothing and using the same rudimentary equipment and technology that Shackleton used.Tim has used his platform and influence for good. He is on a mission to teach people that they can make a difference when it comes to climate change. All we need to do is break it down into bite-sized chunks and then focus on what we can control.Check out Tim Jarvis'  website here - Timjarvis.org  Learn more about the Shackleton Epic here - https://www.timjarvis.org/base-camp/Connect with Tim here - https://www.timjarvis.org/contact/----Click here to Become a VIP supporter of Lead On Purpose: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583287/supportIf you would like to help James continue to bring on world-class guests, please consider making a small recurring donation to cover the back end, admin and editing costs. For many years, James has dedicated countless hours to the show and would LOVE to continue bringing you global thought leaders.Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated.With much gratitude.Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here:https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Lead On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Support the show

Harry and Rafe continue with Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition and the discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tail of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.Within days of arriving at Elephant Island, Shackleton and five others depart in a modified James Caird in a last-ditch, do-or-die, Hail Mary attempt to reach civilization at South Georgia Island over 800 miles away.  The party of 22 left behind sits through a painful 4 months on a lonely beach covered in penguin dung, wondering about the fortunes of their fellow journeymen, hoping against hope that they can beat the deadly Drake Passage.This episode is kindly sponsored by BlendJet.Use our special link ("bufnagle") to save 12% at blendjet.com. The discount will be applied at checkout!

Environmental explorer, adventurer, climber, author and documentary filmmaker Tim Jarvis comes in from the cold to talk some Shackleton with Doc. With 13 Antarctic expeditions under his belt, Tim shares some incredible moments from his time on the ice, including his recreation of Ernest Shackleton's voyage from Elephant Island across the Southern Ocean to South Georgia and the subsequent overland trek to Stromness Whaling Station, all while using only the clothing and technology available during Shackleton's voyage. Along the way, the two discuss an unexpected visit from Father Christmas at the South Pole, the best way to serve congealed lard, breaking down the big problems into manageable chunks, pulling 500-pound sleds on the ice, and all the joy that comes with six sailors sharing the same tight quarters on a small boat on the open ocean for two weeks. Use your imagination; I promise it's not enough. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnfreakinmuir/support

This episode explores the continued travails and final rescue of the entire crew of the Endurance expedition led by Ernest Shackleton. Beginning with the decision to leave Elephant Island and venture to South Georgia Island in hopes of finding any possible means to save the crew.

This week Erica chatted with Fin Whale Researcher Sacha Viquerat about his recent publication Identifying seasonal distribution patterns of fin whales across the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula region using a novel approach combining habitat suitability models and ensemble learning methods. References: Branch, T. A., & Butterworth, D. S. (2001). Estimates of abundance south of 60°S for cetacean species sighted frequently on the 1978/79 to 1997/98 IWC/IDCR-SOWER sighting surveys. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 3(3), 251-270. Viquerat, S., & Herr, H. (2017). Mid-summer abundance estimates of fin whales Balaenoptera physalus around the South Orkney Islands and Elephant Island. Endangered Species Research, 32, 515-524. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00832 Burkhardt, E., Van Opzeeland, I., Cisewski, B., Mattmüller, R., Meister, M., Schall, E., Spiesecke, S., Thomisch, K., Zwicker, S., & Boebel, O. (2021). Seasonal and diel cycles of fin whale acoustic occurrence near Elephant Island, Antarctica. Royal Society Open Science, 8(5), 201142-201142. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201142 Herr, H., Hickmott, L., Viquerat, S., & Panigada, S. (2022). First evidence for fin whale migration into the Pacific from Antarctic feeding grounds at Elephant Island. Royal Society Open Science, 9(9), 0-7. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220721

Fin whales produce a variety of short low frequency calls, of which the 20 Hz pulse is most prominent (i.e., a downsweep ranging from around 30-15 Hz) and produced by fin whales worldwide.  We record this call most frequently in the vicinity of Elephant Island, off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where the 20 Hz pulse also often contains a higher frequency component around 89 Hz. Recording credit: CC-BY 4.0 Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research 2022. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.  IMAGE: Aqqa Rosing-Asvid - Visit Greenland, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Fin whales produce a variety of short low frequency calls, of which the 20 Hz pulse is most prominent (i.e., a downsweep ranging from around 30-15 Hz) and produced by fin whales worldwide.  We record this call most frequently in the vicinity of Elephant Island, off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where the 20 Hz pulse also often contains a higher frequency component around 89 Hz. Recording credit: CC-BY 4.0 Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research 2022. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.  IMAGE: Aqqa Rosing-Asvid - Visit Greenland, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

  A couple of years ago I watched and read a ton on Ernest Shackleton, the English Explorer who went to Antarctica 3 times. One of those was a journey that saw his ship, Endurance, get stuck in the ice and then crushed by the ice, leaving the crew of 27 adrift on an ice floe. After 6 months of drifting they made their way in the ship's boats to Elephant Island. Shackleton and five crewmates set sail in one of the boats to South Georgia island, a journey of 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) through the Southern Ocean.    Launching from Elephant Island   After a 17-day voyage, the crew and small boat reached the southern coast of South Georgia. Historians regard the voyage of the crew in a 22.5-foot (6.9 m) ship's boat through the "Furious Fifties" as one of the greatest small-boat journeys ever completed. Shackleton and two others crossed the island's mountains on foot to a whaling station where they organized the rescue of the rest of the crew. Ultimately, the entire Endurance crew returned home, without loss of life.  Welp, I hadn't intended on writing that much about Shackleton but it's such an amazing story. That was two years ago when I learned about Shackleton. Fast forward to today & I'm reading a book called "Antarctica" by Kim Stanley Robinson which has rekindled my fascination with the continent. I have now learned about Amundsen and his trek to the pole. And about Scott's tragic expedition in which he made it to the pole but froze to death on the way back. A surviving member of Scott's crew wrote a book about a part of the trip with a great title - "The Worst Journey in the World." Oof, that was a long-winded way of saying that I have had Antarctica on the brain lately. Of course, I had to create a mix to go with my obsession. One way to approach this mix would be to use atmospheric dub tracks. A lot of ambient dub music uses environmental themes and cold, arctic imagery. I thought that was the direction I was going to go until I stumbled on a bunch of tracks from William Ryan Fritch. He had a ton of great titles that fit perfectly, such as "On Frozen Ground" & "Ghosts in the Gale". And a couple of new tracks, "Blistering Wind" & "A Fissure Too Wide", are from his new album, Polarity, coming out this week.  After hearing those tracks I decided to go with a more organic sound. It seemed to fit better when thinking of journeys happening between 1905 to 1917. There are some electronics and synths that show up but generally, the mix has a more acoustic, orchestral feel.  The track titles show how the mix will take the listener on a journey that is a composite of many expeditions in Antarctica. The track by Irezumi is called Endurance, the name of Shackleton's ship. He uses some spoken word in the track that I assume is supposed to be Shackleton. The mix finishes with a whispering wind and the beautiful track "Before My Time" with vocals from Scarlett Johansson and lyrics that work well with the theme. Bundle up and enjoy this excursion to the bottom of the world. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Okomotive, Joel Schoch - Sail, my Friend! (FAR: Lone Sails Soundtrack 2018) 03:10    Trigg & Gusset - Sea & Wind (Black Ocean 2021) 06:00    Ben McElroy - The Sailor and the Albatross (The Word Cricket Made Her Happy 2018) 09:45    Ugasanie - Shores Of Antarctica (Ice Breath of Antartica 2018) 10:37    Vangelis - Back To Antarctica (Antarctica 1983) 12:10    John Luther Adams - The Farthest Place (The Light that Fills the World 2002) 15:10    Seabuckthorn - There Was A Vastness (And Spark And Singe 2021) 17:35    William Ryan Fritch - On Frozen Ground (The Old Believers 2017) 19:22    Terje Isungset - Ice Beauty (Igloo 2006) 22:00    William Ryan Fritch - Ghosts In The Gale (Ill Tides 2016) 23:54    Tim Hecker - Left on the Ice (The North Water 2021) 27:23    Jóhann Jóhannsson & Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers - Trapped (Trapped 2019) 28:44    From the Mouth of the Sun - Snow Burial(while blue skies gather) (Woven Tide 2012) 31:48    John Luther Adams - Dream in White on White (The Far Country 1999) 36:00    Staalklang - The White Plains (The Loneliness of a Polar Expedition Pt 2 2021) 39:20    Tom Heasley - Adrift (Waves/Adrift) 41:40    William Ryan Fritch - Blistering Wind (Polarity 2023) 48:08    William Ryan Fritch - A Fissure Too Wide (Polarity 2023) 49:15    Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin - Death Bed (Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012)  50:20    Irezumi - Endurance IV (Endurance 2008) 54:18    William Ryan Fritch - A Sad Whispering Wind II (Her Warmth 2016) 57:42    J. Ralph & Scarlett Johansson - Before My Time (Chasing Ice 2012) 61:22    end

Fin whales produce a variety of short low frequency calls, of which the 20 Hz pulse is most prominent (i.e., a downsweep ranging from around 30-15 Hz) and produced by fin whales worldwide.  We record this call most frequently in the vicinity of Elephant Island, off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where the 20 Hz pulse also often contains a higher frequency component around 89 Hz. Recording credit: CC-BY 4.0 Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research 2022. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds. 

A scientific paper out last week describes the first sightings of huge aggregations of fin whales around Elephant Island in Antarctica. Our oceans guy Boris Worm looked into these findings and what they might mean for the health of our oceans.

Hundreds of fin whales gather in Antarctic hotspots in large feeding aggregations. This story has been in the news cycle off and on for months now. Groups as large as 150 fin whales were observed around Elephant Island. The paper with the published results of these 2018 and 2019 surveys came out this month. Are fin whales recovering in the Southern Ocean? Things seem to be headed that direction. 

Ein Forschungsteam aus Deutschland konnte zum ersten Mal wissenschaftlich nachweisen, dass es in der Antarktis wieder deutlich mehr Finnwale gibt. Die Tiere wurden in der Nähe von Elephant Island systematisch gezählt. Allein hier wurden bis zu 8000 Finnwale erfasst. Von Daily Good News.

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Shackleton believed in the importance of comforts in maintaining morale. Shackleton insisted on healthy diet, exercise, and reasonably safety measures. The play soccer and hockey, raced the dogs, and took long walks. Orde-Lees rode his cherish bicycle and one venture went too far and got lost, after that Shackelton forbad his to ride the bicycle. In order to prevent men from getting lost in the dark, Shackleton order ice mounts be placed around the ship. Frank Hurley place lights 20 feet talk near the ship to light the floes. Shackleton matched personality types with work assignments. This knowledge became especially help when assignments were given to route crew to specific lifeboats in the crossing to Elephant Island. Each team functioned because of the talents and strengths of its crew members. Shackleton brought these talents together in an effective manner. Shackelton wanted to place each man in a long term job that he enjoyed. Shackleton viewed each member of the crew as a human being and form personal relationships with them and because of this relationship he knew how to ask questions, get encouragement, and provide reminders and insights. Shackleton liked to chat with his men in the early morning hours when there was a particularly relaxed atmosphere. Shackleton was tolerant of people quirks and foibles. Shackleton showed remarkable kindness to his men and never expected his men to do more than they were capable. Shackleton encouraged crew members to focus on their strengths and not to overdo their expectations. Shackleton occasionally pampered his men in reducing high-stress situations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-nishimoto/message

Despite all the odds stacked against them, the crew of the tiny boat reached South Georgia in 16 days and then crossed to the whaling station at ...

Episode 20: Shackleton   If there was ever a man with a sense of adventure and a roaming spirit, it was Earnest Shackleton.  Earnest left school at the age of 16 to join the Merchant Navy. After that, he spent four years learning his trade as an apprentice on a square-rigged sailing ship. He then trained to be an officer, working his way up through the ranks. In 1898 he earned his master mariner certificate and got a job as an officer on the Union Castle line.  He primarily did the sailing route between London and South Africa.  Shackleton was a man of resolute character. And just a few weeks ago, we were reminded of the perseverance of Shackleton and his crew. SHOW NOTES:   :10 Shackleton's Younger Life :40 The Discovery of the Endurance 2:07 The Man Behind the Story 3:00 1901 - RSS Discovery 3:40 Shackleton Returns to England 4:00 Working for Beardmore 4:07 The Nimrod 5:15 The Boss 6:00 The Next Great Adventure 7:15 The Women Applicants 8:00 All Male Crew 8:15 The Ship 9:20 Setting Sail 9:50 They Reach the Sea 10:00 Stuck at Ice 11:25 The Escape 12:30 Heading to Elephant Island 13:40 Departure to South Georgia 14:30 South Georgia Trekking 15:22 Rescuing the 22 Men on Elephant Island 17:15 Shackleton's Final Adventure   Connect with Sydney Zaruba: Nautical Nonsense on Instagram Sydney on Instagram Nautical Nonsense & Sydney on Patreon Nautical Nonsense Website Nautical Nonsense Merchandise  

Tim Jarvis on his adventures following in the footsteps of explorer Ernest Shackleton, who tried valiantly to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, from 1914-17

Tim Jarvis on his adventures following in the footsteps of explorer Ernest Shackleton, who tried valiantly to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, from 1914-17

After Shackleton's team abandoned the Endurance to the ice, they faced a harrowing journey over the ice of Antarctica. Meanwhile, the support team aboard the Aurora was also faced with a grueling and treacherous race for survival. Research: LeBrun, Nancy. “Survival! The Shackleton Story.” National Geogrpahic. Via YouTube. 1991. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgh_77TtX5I "Ernest Shackleton, Sir." Explorers & Discoverers of the World, Gale, 1993. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1614000271/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=b93f5648. Accessed 14 Mar. 2022. Savours, Ann. “Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry.” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.  9/23/2004. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36034 "Patience and Endurance; Underwater archaeology." The Economist, 12 Mar. 2022, p. 69(US). Gale OneFile: Business, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A696334375/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=e2fe8a81. Accessed 14 Mar. 2022. Falkland Maritime Heritage Trust. “Endurance 22.” https://endurance22.org/ Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Ernest Shackleton". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Feb. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Henry-Shackleton. Accessed 15 March 2022. Tyler, Kelly. “Shackleton's Lost Men.” Shackleton: Voyage of Endurance. Nova. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/1914/lostmen.html Roisman-Cooper, Barbara. “Part I: Polar dreams, polar disappointments.” British Heritage. Jun/Jul99, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p32. Roisman-Cooper, Barbara. “Part 2: Polar dreams, polar disappointments.” British Heritage. Oct/Nov99, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p52. Schultheiss, Katrin. “The Ends of the Earth and the “Heroic Age” of Polar Exploration: A Review Essay.” Historically Speaking, Volume 10, Number 2, April 2009, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.1353/hsp.0.0026 Alexander, Caroline. “The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition.” With the American Museum of Natural History. Knopf. 1998. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In one of the most remarkable maritime history stories of recent years, a team of scientists and explorers are getting closer than ever before to finding the Endurance, the ship that Ernest Shackleton took on his 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition. An expedition is currently in the Weddell Sea, less than two miles from the last known position of the Endurance and have released an underwater vehicle to scan the sea bed. To find out more, Dr Sam Willis interviewed David Mearns, a professional shipwreck hunter famed for discovering HMS Hood, about the remarkable story that led to Shackleton's ship being crushed by the ice; the challenges faced in identifying its location; and what it would mean if the ship is finally found.The story of the Endurance is one of the most remarkable in the history of exploration. Shackleton and his 27 men became ice bound on the Endurance in February 1915, having spotted land just days before. Eight months later, having survived the antarctic winter, the ship was crushed and sank. The men camped on the ice and drifted northwards for six months before taking to the sea in the Endurance's small boats as the ice melted. In five days of sailing in open boats, they made it to Elephant Island and set up camp. Ten days later Shackleton and five others set sail once again in one of the small open boats to undertake an 800-mile journey to South Georgia. Two weeks later, having survived the worst weather the south Atlantic could throw at them, they arrived in South Georgia. Three of them then crossed an uncharted mountain range in a 36-hour hike to reach the settlement of Stromness, where they began to plan the rescue of the three members of the crew left around the coast on South Georgia, and the 21 left behind on Elephant Island. It took three separate attempts on three separate vessels to reach the camp on Elephant Island but eventually they were rescued, three months after Shackleton had left. Not a single man died. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More than 5,000 men - and a few brave women - applied to be part of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition in 1914. The 27 men chosen to accompany him on the Endurance would experience the adventure of a lifetime - and one of the greatest survival stories of all time.

“A leader is a dealer in hope.” —Napoleon BonaparteHere in Episode 35, we take closer look at two perhaps lesser-known great leaders in history. When all hope was lost and the odds were stacked against them, they defied all probability and led their men safely home. These are two of the most fascinating adventure stories ever told – one on land and one on water and what's even better… the truth is stranger than fiction. If you were to see these stories on the big screen, you'd probably say, “no way, that's impossible.” But Sir Ernest Shackleton and Xenophon did the extraordinary and both lived to tell their tales. Episode Notes:Shackleton's final Antarctic expedition of 1921-22 had imprecise goals but one of them was a possible circumnavigation of the continent. Books:Anabasis by XenophonA History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great by J.B. Bury and Russell MeiggsEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred LansingSouth! The Journey of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 by Sir Ernest Shackleton Film: Shackleton (2012) with Kenneth Branagh

Episode 28 is all about Women In Trades, joined with Ashley Adams who is an electrician and soon to be instructor at Camosun College here in Victoria, BC! We had so much fun for this episode and we were so excited to have Ashley as our very first IN PERSON guest on the show!!  All together, we sampled Elephant Island's Love Child- half cider half wine!! So delicious- make sure to check it out at https://elephantislandwine.com/ in the Naramata Valley! One of Chelsea's favs!    Ashley talks about some of the ups and downs of being a female in a male dominated trade and is all for female empowerment and seeing more ladies in the trades! From following in her dad's footsteps to leading the way for future females in trades- Ashley is a force to be reckoned with. Oh plus she is in a very awesome band! Here is the link to check out one of their songs! https://youtu.be/YruX-G-40Rw   More about Ashley Adams: Ashley Adams is a Red Seal FSR Master Electrician with well over a decade experience in the trade. She has recently shifted roles in her career moving from a service manager position to becoming an electrical instructor at Camosun College. Inspiring the next generation of men and women to become successful in the trade is aligned with her purpose in the industry. She is a passionate self taught musician currently working on an album with her band 'the happy failure' due for release in early 2022.   Thanks for listening! xoxo Robin and Chelsea

The Endurance Saga comes to a close as Shackleton must cross the mountains of South Georgia Island in order to reach civilization. He must then rescue the men stranded on Elephant Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well we are back in yellow and work still has to happen. I talk about the aquarium pumps and my some of the new stuff going on here. In history I cover Shackelton's trip from Elephant Island to South Georgia Island. If you have any questions just drop me an email Podcast@sparkyonice.xyx Facebook https://mbasic.facebook.com/sparkyonice/Twitter https://twitter.com/Sparkyonice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-ray4/message

In our 100th episode, we track one of the great sailing feats in the history of man - the Voyage of the James Caird. In this episode, Shackleton and five other men attempt to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia - across some of the most dangerous waters in the world. https://explorerspodcast.com/ernest-shackleton/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join your host C.J. and special guest Zak as they discuss the final leg of the odyssey of the crew of the Endurance. They talk about the landing of the James Caird on South Georgia, the trek through the mountains, and the eventual rescue of the men on Elephant Island. They also discuss the Ross Sea party and the cultural context of the Transantarctic expedition, as well as finally getting to the bottom of why four of the crew were not put up for the Polar Medal.

Shackleton and his men have to struggle to find a way off the ice pack of the Weddell Sea - and to land. Also, we take a look at the men of the Aurora - who were fighting to lay the supplies depots on the other side of the continent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join host C.J. and special guest Zak as they discuss the Endurance expedition. In this episode they cover the story from the crushing of their ship, the journey to Elephant Island, and the final journey across 800 miles of open ocean to South Georgia on a lifeboat, the James Caird.

We are back again this week for the finale of the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the whole crew of the Endurance!! From the harrowing journey to Elephant Island, then all the way back to South Georgia Island, and then returning to rescue the remainder of the crew! Most of the men survived around 2 years stranded in the Antarctic, and were welcomed back to civilization having lived through the unendurable. Surviving hurricanes in Antarctica, making gains. Stay Optimistic, everyone! Music courtesy of Alexander Nakarada This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men were finally able to set sail for Elephant Island, but now the boats have been separated. They'll have to endure the sea's wrath. Shackleton's crew must win the battle against the arctic's unruly, icy waters if they ever plan to reach safety.Meanwhile, Henry Worsley's body is breaking down. His team is exhausted and cold but determined to keep pushing on to realize Shackleton's unfinished dream.Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/againsttheodds.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Canva - Get a free 45 day extended trial at Canva.me/theoddsPretty Litter - Get 20% off your first order at Prettylitter.com with promo code: TheOddsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was one of the most miraculous survival stories of the age of polar exploration: the story of how Ernest Shackleton rescued his men stranded on a tiny icy island deep in the Southern Ocean.

Ernest Shackleton and his men are trapped on an ice floe off the coast of Antarctica. Tensions are running high, and rations are dwindling quickly. Shackleton is unsure how they are going to survive. Escaping the ice seems nearly impossible. The crew must remain determined if they plan to set sail for Elephant Island and regain their freedom.Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/againsttheodds.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Noom - Sign up for your trial TODAY at noom.com/theodds.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ernest Shackleton was among the last of a group of intrepid men from the Golden Age of Discovery in the Victorian era. He sought honor for England and himself in embarking on a dangerous journey to lead a team of men to cross the Antarctic continent.His story approaches the outer limits of plausibility. Few had his perseverance. When Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, was destroyed by South Pole sea ice, the crew had to continue on three row boats, camp on ice sheets, and subsist on sled dogs and seal blubber. They were at sea for 497 days until landing on Elephant Island, which was completely deserted and isolated. Shackleton sailed a small lifeboat across 800 miles of violent sea to South Georgia Island to obtain a rescue vessel. He and the four men returned and rescued the 22 men left behind.

Before heading out to their final mission, Lisa holds a dinner party for all of the members of the team. Then, they go out to Elephant Island in Antarctica to try to find a way to help the local Chinstrap Penguin population.

We take a closer look at a well-known Psalm. What is the significance of the sheep metaphor? Why and how should we follow this Shepherd? Thank you, worship team. Welcome, everybody. Thank you very much for being here. For those that are joining us online, thank you for joining us today. Many of you will know that this is an exciting time for our church. We're in a transition, but we're getting close to having a new lead pastor. And some of the sermons that you've been hearing for the last few weeks have all been about leaders and qualities of leaders and then choosing to follow leaders and choosing to follow even when some of the instructions might be tough in the future may look a little challenging, as we heard last week. But today, we want to talk a little bit more about what it means to be a follower. And you just heard Psalm 23, which is one of my favorite psalms read, and we read it together and many of you know it really well. And as you can see, I titled The Talk, Follow the leader. But I want to put a little challenge out there as we are kind of thinking about things, is that we all said and enthusiastically said in our hearts, the Lord is my shepherd. David said, the Lord is my shepherd. The question is, what does that say about you? If he's the shepherd, your the sheep. I must say, I am not super excited about being a sheep, and I'm going to share with you today. Why? Because sheep are kind of dumb and sheep are kind of stupid, and I don't like being that. And sheep need to be led and sheep need to be instructed and sheep need to be helped. David said, The Lord is my shepherd, the king, the boss is my shepherd, but that makes me a sheep. And so as we kind of go through what we're going to be talking about today, I really encourage you to put on your your sheep outfit, kind of put on your mindset of I'm a sheep, and what exactly does that mean when I talk about following the leader? So I want to tell you a story as we start, a true story about following leaders, and I hope that as you see how they in this true story, follow the leader. And then as we turn our attention to talk about Psalm 23, you put in your heart and attitude of what does it mean to be a follower? What does it mean to be a sheep? How can I be a good sheep and not a feral, vagrant, runaway kind of sheep? So I'm going to take you back 100 years, and in a newspaper in London, this advert appeared. The advert said men wanted for hazardous journey, low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful; honor and recognition in event of success. Well, it's kind of astounding because hundreds of people applied a bunch of women too, even though it said men wanted; good for them. And you might say, well, what was this all about? Well, this was an advert placed by someone called Ernest Shackleton and you might say - never heard of him. Well, I hope that after today you'll know who Ernest Shackleton was. But at the time, he was Sir Ernest Shackleton, actually a very famous explorer. This was around the time where they were trying to be the first to get to the South Pole. And you might remember the story that actually Shackleton was beaten by a fellow Englishman, Scott, who was beaten by a Norwegian Amundsen, who actually got to the South Pole and planted the Norwegian flag there first. So Shackleton was a bit miffed about that and decided he needed a new adventure where he could be the first person to do something. So this is where this expedition came from. So what he was going to do and hopefully you can see this on the screen, is he was going to come with his boat from South America and land at this place called Vassall Bay and then go across Antarctica to the South Pole, right across to the other side to McMurdo Sound and get picked up by a different boat. So he and his team were going to be the first people to go right across the South Pole, right from the one side of Antarctica to the other. This is him, this is Ernest Shackleton right here. This is his team, 18 of them were actually going to be the folks that would do the work as far as going across the whole of Antarctica with a few extra people. They are mainly manning the boat. I want you to notice that date. August 8th, 1914. I didn't have a way to have a little time ticker kind of going across the bottom of the screen, but I want you to watch as you hear the story of the timeline of how this story transpired, it sort of went on. So they started out headed down towards Antarctica from South America, you might say, well, what were they doing this in December? Or remember, seasons are switched around. So this is summertime. You can tell summer in Antarctica is not super exciting, but the idea was you could break through the ice. So there are these ice floes, but you can find your way with a big boat like they head through the ice floes because that was the point. I want you also to notice right here, it's already now getting into December. Four months into and they grinding their way slowly through the ice floe, getting closer to Antarctica. Problem was, the boat got stuck completely stuck in the ice floe, noticed February 14th, but remember, it's an ice floe, so they flowing. So they are sort of getting closer to Antarctica. So they go, well, this is OK. Everyone jumps out the ship. There's no point in sitting in a ship that's not really moving. They're playing soccer, other things kind of waiting for something to happen. Needless to say, the ship is not doing particularly well now because the ship is actually at an angle that I wouldn't be excited to be in that ship. It's totally stuck. In the ice. Note the date, February 14th, six months they've already been on this boat. Now, again, many of you know, seeing we live in a cold part of the world, if you've ever been up on the north shore of Lake Superior, how the ice, when the wind blows can start to get kind of packed up in these great big giant bits of ice that gets stuck together? Well, that started to happen. The ice started to kind of get a little broken up. The wind was blowing. It started to make these great big mountains of ice. And you can tell that even though they were trying to now break their way through this with sort of pickaxes wasn't going particularly well. July 19, 15, nearly a year. What happened then was the boat got crushed and they all had to get out of the boat onto the ice floe. So now they've got no way back - boats gone. They're all standing on the ice. This is Antarctica or the ice floe next to Antarctica slowly floating along. And it's October, more than a year, they've just been standing, sitting, waiting, and now the boat is crushed. So they thought, well, again, it would be a good idea maybe to now try and at least get across the pole because it would be important to try and get to the other side. Maybe they could hike across this ice floe to try and then make it across to the actual land. Problem was, every time they tried to do that, took like three days to go two miles because it was all the ice and snow and clearly they were not making much progress at all. Called it Patience camp while they were waiting their little message for us right in there. Remember, this is now more than a year waiting April 9th, almost a year and a half later, still stuck on the ice. Then disaster really struck, if you thought that wasn't bad. Got a lot worse, I started to break up and they couldn't actually even stay on the ice. So they had these three little boats and they got on the boats and they sailed to Elephant Island. Elephant Island is just a little piece of rock, but at least it was solid. So they got onto Elephant Island, but there's nothing there. So they're stuck, all 18 of them with their little boat and actually three little boats stuck on Elephant Island. So I want to just highlight how this went, so here they came, they got themselves stuck in the ice floe. They went all the way up the ice floe, eventually both broke up. Then they just floated along on the top in Patience camp. So they got to here where the ice started to break up. You notice the flow didn't go where they wanted it to go. It went this way. Eventually they got on Elephant Island, but they realized we can't just stay here forever and no one's going to come and find us and fetch us. So what to do? Five of them got in that one little boat and they sailed 800 miles to this place called South Georgia Island, where they knew there was a whaling station and they landed there. So Shackleton and four of his crew members sailed there. And then those guys came back and saved them. Notice the date, August 30th, 1916, two years stuck on the ice. So what do you think you can learn from that? Well, it's remarkable there was no mutiny, there was no suddenly Shackleton has no clue what he's doing. He got us stuck here. We will do something different. They waited patiently two years. They did what they were told. Together, they worked together, and when they were finally freed, nobody had died. A few people lost a few fingers and toes from from frostbite, but that was the worst of it. But pretty hungry they had actually eaten some of their dogs because they had nothing else to eat. But they trusted the leader. So as we now take our attention and we focus on scripture and we look at Psalm 23 and we think about David, who is writing about his leader, the shepherd, the Great Shepherd, and Jesus who said, I am the shepherd of the sheep. I am the real shepherd. I want us to really think about what kind of follower am I? Am I somebody who will listen, who will do what they're told, who will be patient and who will trust the leader? So although we are going to focus on Psalm 23, I think it's important just to remind ourselves about what it means to be a shepherd in Jesus' time. And again, I'm grateful to Kyle, who read part of this earlier, but I want us to just focus on John. Chapter 10, verses two to four. This is Jesus talking. This is the one who enters by the gates is the shepherd of the sheep. The gate keeper opens the gate for him and the sheep - note this - listens to his voice. He calls his own sheep - note - by name and leads them. When he has brought out all of his own, he goes ahead of them and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. The sheep follow him because they know his voice. So I don't know what you experience with sheep herding is. Can't say I've done any of it myself, but where I grew up in South Africa, the way in which sheep are herded about little guys, youngsters called pickanins, and their job is to herd them. And they're usually like 10 year olds and they basically all just run behind the sheep, kind of herding them. If you went to England, you know, you might have a sheep dog and the sheep dog would be herding the sheep. And maybe here you'd be like ranchers out there and the ranchers would have horses and be kind of herding the sheep. Not in Jesus day and even today, not in the Middle East. The shepherd knows the sheep. The shepherd knows the sheep by name. The shepherd calls the sheep and walks ahead and the sheep follow him. So, again, thinking about what it means to be a sheep following the great shepherd, think about the shepherd in the front, not the shepherd herding us from behind. So turning to. To Psalm 23, I want you to put in your mind what David was writing. This is King David. What is he writing as he writes the psalm? He says this. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing, he makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul. He guides me through the right paths for his namesake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies, you anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows, surely your goodness and love will follow all the days of my life and I will live in the House of the Lord forever. So I want us to think about four things that good sheep should remember and the things I want us to think about: Every time as you're thinking about what David is saying here, the shepherd is not some abstract person and head, the shepherd is calling the sheep by name. So I'm not a number, I'm not just one of many sheep. My shepherd, Jesus Christ. He knows me personally. Second thing we're going to talk about is the path is not always easy, but the shepherd will always be with me. Many times the sheep were kind of quick to get lost. We don't really know where we're going. I don't know the way, but the shepherd does and he's the one who's going to lead me. And finally, the shepherd loves me and provides me with everything that I need. So I learned a lot about sheep this week because I was reading up about sheep, and I must say it didn't help me much. I cannot really tell one sheep different from another. So I don't know about you, but when I look at that flock of sheep. I have a lot of trouble recognizing that Billy is the second sheep on from from the right or Jill is the one that stood in from the left. They look exactly the same to me. Maybe if I was fortunate and I got up close and I read the tags, I might see they had a number and that would help me tell the sheep different. But quite frankly, those sheep look exactly the same to me. Hard to tell sheep apart. But not to the great shepherd, not to my great shepherd. Jesus said, I am the Good Shepherd. He said, I know my sheep and my sheep know me. He says he calls me by name. And he does it for his namesake. So, again, it's a beautiful picture that it's not just about me, it's about him. But yet there's a personal touch where he knows me by name. And if you read Psalm 23 again and read it from David's perspective, David understands this perfectly because read it again. Notice the number of personal pronouns. I counted them: 17. 17 personal pronouns where David says, I know this shepherd knows me. He says, the Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his namesake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil. For you are with me. Your rod and your staff. They comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies, unite my head with oil, my cup overflows, surely your goodness and mercy will follow me, me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. So what's the point of that? Maybe you go, nobody cares. In my life stuff's happening and I just don't feel anybody cares. Nobody really knows. Nobody really understands. Wrong. The Good Shepherd says, I know your name. I call your name, I want you to follow me. I love you. You're important to me. I want a relationship with you. We're not just a number. Jesus knows us by name. So the second thing is the path's not always going to be easy. So, again, looking up things about shepherds, this is a true story. This is actually a photo essay from 2019 and this is in a country called Georgia and this is the Tusheti Mountains, the Albano pass. Now, maybe a little difficult to see this, but this is thousands of sheep being herded over these paths. And you may not appreciate it from the picture very well, but these are sheer cliffs just straight down. And these shepherds are taking the sheep from one set of pastures, which dry up because of no rain across the mountains to the other side so that they can get to green pastures before there really isn't anything remaining behind. Six of them and tens of thousands of sheep, the shepherds just leading them over the mountains, not an easy path, but the shepherds are there to make sure it happens. So you might say, well, how does that tie in to Psalm twenty three? Well, many times sheep are frightened, and I think you could safely say that, David, this was a time in his life when he was frightened he was in a cave writing this. And the reason he was in the cave is that his son, Absalom, had just affected a coup in his country, and they had kicked him out as the king and they were looking to find him, to kill him. So when he writes The Darkest Valley or the valley of the shadow of death, that's real, he's looking out of the cave expecting Absalom's soldiers to find him and kill him in the presence of my enemies. The sad part here is the enemy he's talking about is his son. So, again, totally understands the fear, but you note he says, I fear no evil. Because why? Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You're anointing my head with oil in the presence of my enemies and one day I will be with you forever. So as we think about that many times, there are hardships in our lives, many times things are challenging. Many times you might feel I'm actually afraid and fearful of circumstances, the future. The Good Shepherd says. I know it's not easy, but I'm with you. Nothing will happen to you that isn't my will. Says, I have you in the palm of my hand. Well, similarly, I think a good thing for us as sheep to remember is we don't know the way, but the shepherd does and he's going to lead us. So the same sheep being taken over those mountains through the Albano pass, the shepherds, they know it because they do it every year. I'm sure many of the sheep don't. It's actually kind of terrifying because mists blow in. I don't know if any of you have hiked hills and mountains and been there when a mist is blown in and you really can't see where to go. And you worried that you could just fall off the mountain at any time. And that's not just abstract. I have a friend who who died on a mountain like that, got up there and got into the mist and got lost and froze to death. So bad things can happen and I don't know the way and I can feel terrified, but my shepherd does and he will lead me. We can very easily get lost. But the shepherd goes, I know, and he leads me and he leads me along the right path and he is taking me one day to the House of the Lord. That's where I'm going. So when you look at your life and you say things really to me, you don't seem very clear. I don't know where things are going. My job is challenging and I feel lost. My family's got challenges and and I feel, you know, I don't know where this is leading. These relationships I'm in. It's just hard. We have a good shepherd who says, follow me, I know where you're going, I will lead you, I will take you down the right path. The fourth thing is the shepherd loves me and provides everything that I need. So let me introduce you to Chris, the sheep. So, Chris, the sheep that you can see on the left is actually a world record holder. Now, I didn't realize this until I read up about sheep, but just to reiterate, I said this earlier, but it's probably true. Sheep are remarkably dumb and sheep are remarkably needy. And the reason they're needy is you need to shear a sheep. If you don't actually take the wool of the sheep, the sheep will eventually grow so much wool that they will no longer be able to stand up straight and will fall over. So this is a feral sheep who in Australia managed to get away from the herd and for eight years kind of did his own thing and there was 91 pounds of wool on this here sheep. That is a world record. Look it up. Beaten out. Shrek the Sheep was another one of their world record holders before that, or Barak, which was the one before that one. But the funny thing is, ninety one pounds equates to 30 sweaters. Or if you say in Australia, that would be 30 jumpers. But what's the point of that? The sheep need to be tended to. They need to have something done for them, because if you just let the sheep do what it wants to do, it'll end up like Chris the sheep and actually be in danger of its life because it didn't get what it needs. My shepherd loves me. My shepherd knows what I need. My shepherd will sometimes do some shearing and we could probably have another whole conversation about what shearing the wool of us might look like. But again, my shepherd loves me. The other thing I learnt about sheep that I thought was kind of interesting is sheep don't really plan ahead, they don't store things up, they're not like squirrels and put the acorns away for the days they might need them. They basically will eat everything and they'll eat it right down to the dirt. And then when it's run out, it's run out. But again, the shepherd understands that and the shepherd says you will get nothing, you will lie down in green pastures, you'll be led by still waters refreshing your soul. A table will be laid before me. My cup will overflow. Everything I need, my shepherd will provide, not everything I want. Everything I need he will provide. So you might say with me thinking about what it means to be a sheep, is the Good Shepherd really worth following? And I would say absolutely. Jesus, the Good Shepherd says, follow me. And why might we want to do that? Well he lay down his life for his sheep and he says, I know you by name. And he says, I will always be with you and I will lead you and I will provide everything that you need. So with those four kind of things that we might remember taking us back to the story of Shackleton and his and his team, what are some principles that we should maybe take away about being a good follower? So the three things I want us to think about are patience, obedience and trust. Waiting patiently for God's timing. Doing exactly what Jesus tells us to do and trusting our leader, Jesus Christ, who knows what's best. So you might say, where do I get that from Psalm twenty three? Well, the first one is waiting patiently. It says in verse two David says he makes me lie down in green pastures. I think that's kind of interesting. I lie down, you know, I might bring a frolic in those green pastures, says the Good Shepherd makes you lie down. And the thing I learnt about sheep, sheep don't sleep much about 15 percent of the time of the day would be sleeping and most of it is just little naps, most of it standing up. If they lie down, they really just lie down on their chest and never lie down on their side. Sheep lying down on the side is in big trouble. It's going to die. But generally speaking, and this was interesting because it came from Philip Kellar, a shepherd look at Psalm 23, he says there are four reasons why sheep generally won't lie down, won't lie down because they're frightened. They won't lie down because other sheep around them are agitating them and they won't lie down because they're bothered by pests or they won't lie down because they're hungry. So, again, I see a lot of parallels there when Jesus says - God, our father says, lie down in green pastures. We should be able to do that because the Good Shepherd is looking after us. We don't need to be frightened. Those around us who may agitate us, things that irritate us, people that irritate us, news that may irritate us. He says, lie down, rest, don't let it be agitating you. Might be bothered by pests, things that are troubling us, flies and the like, but we think about comparisons. You might think about things like, you know, finances, other things that are really troubling you says just rest. Just lie down, maybe hungry. Again, our Good Shepherd provides what we need. We need to do exactly what Jesus said we should do. Again, it comes from verse three. It says, He guides me along the right paths for his namesake. He prepares a table in the presence of my enemies. Really interesting. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't have expected him to put down the table in the presence of the enemies. I would think we would rout the enemies first and then we'd celebrate afterwards at the dinner table. But this putting the table in the presence of my enemies, that doesn't seem to me to make a lot of sense. But yet, if you think about it, that's what Jesus is telling us to do, and that's what we as sheep are just following, what Jesus is telling us to do. If he is setting a table for us and it may be in the presence of what we think are unfavorable circumstances, just do it, because by doing it, the Good Shepherd will take care of the enemies, if you like. One of the other things that for me was really a blessing is I was thinking about how Good Shepherd leads us and tells us exactly where we need to go. In my mind, I was thinking again of Psalm 119:105. It says your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. And the reason I love that verse is - again, if you think about a light and a lamp, it just shines over here. So it doesn't give me the whole path, it doesn't illuminate the entire environment, it just tells me what's next. And then I take a step and then it illuminates the next step. And then I take another step and then it illuminates some more. So when the Good Shepherd leads me, he doesn't say, let me sit you down and map it out all for you and show you exactly where you need to go. He says, All I'm going to do is give you enough light for the next step. And when you take it, he'll give you enough light for the one thereafter. And the last thing is trusting in Jesus, who knows what's best for us. So again, David says he refreshes, he restores my soul in verse three. Really interesting word that's used there. I often think of refreshing and restoring like, you know, I'll just have a glass of water and that will kind of refresh me and I'll be fine. That's not really the word here. The word here is refurbish, rebuild. It's a little bit like that junker car that needs to totally be stripped down to kind of the to the chassis and then rebuilt and refurbished. That's what he does when he's restoring. He's taking it from a shadow of its former self and giving it all of its former glory. That's the kind of restoring our good father is giving us. The rod and staff comfort me again, trusting my leader. Well, the rod was ready to beat off predators and wolves and other things, and the staff was to catch that sheep before it made a run for it. And kind of the crook, if you like, grab it by its neck and pull it back. Surely goodness and mercy, goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. Again, our father Shepherd, who is going to take us to what he knows is the future for us. And we know that also from Romans, Chapter eight verses twenty seven and twenty eight. It says, and God who sees our hearts knows the thoughts of what the spirit is, because the spirit pleads with God on behalf of these people and in accordance with his will. We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. So when I told you the story about Shackleton, I left one piece out. This is really interesting. So remember how I told you they got stuck on that little island, Elephant Island, a little bit of a rock. And then five of them got in one boat and headed for South Georgia Island where they knew there was a whaling station. And they went 800 miles rowing in high seas, took them a few months, got all the way their, got to south Georgia island. Interesting thing. They landed on the wrong side of the island and it was just granite cliffs and glaciers and ice. And the five of them landed and three of them were too weak to go on. So they left them. And two of them, Shackleton and one other guy, hiked for weeks over the mountain all the way until they got to the whaling station, even when they got there, getting back to getting the other guys took a massive attempt. Three attempts, three months is how long it took. The first time they went ice floes were too thick, couldn't get to them, backed off, came back the next time. The seas were so heavy they couldn't actually get in to actually help the guys. Took them three months to get there. But the point the leader came back to get all the men eventually. Our Good Shepherd did more than just come back, our good shepherd died on the cross for us. John 10:11 says, Jesus says, I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. And as we can see him, Psalm 23, his goal is that we might have a relationship with him one day in heaven. David is saying, I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. So what's my challenge to you today? There are lots of voices out there, lots of people saying, follow me, lots of teams. You know, different situations saying, I know what to do, follow me. There is really only one good shepherd and the Good Shepherd is Jesus Christ, and the Good Shepherd says, follow me. So what kind of sheep are you, because if you say the Lord is my shepherd, you're basically saying I am a sheep. Am I going to be the kind of sheep that obediently follows after Jesus, wherever he says, patiently waits for whatever he has for me and trusts the Good Shepherd to do what is right in my life, even when things don't seem ideal? Follow Jesus Christ.

This week we remain in Antarctica, in the pristine islands of South Georgia and the Shetlands as well as a brief visit to Elephant Island, where we remember Shackleton's famous transatlantic voyage.We also explore the old whaling station of Grytviken and note the importance of whale and seal conservation. Thank you to the patrons, If you value my work, please consider becoming a patron and support this important message.Thank you.Keep EarthingKeep Adventuring.Kate

I first heard of Ernest Shackleton when I was given a book titled Endurance. The book, written by Alfred Lansing, is well written and inspirational. It entails the 1914 ill-fated expedition to Antarctica led by Shackleton. They proceeded from England aboard the ship, Endurance. The expedition had planned to make the first crossing of Antarctica. They would travel via the South Pole from the Weddell Sea to McMurdo Sound. The Endurance became trapped in the ice and drifted for 10 months. Eventually, the ice crushed the powerful ship. Shackleton and his men then drifted for another five months on ice floes. Running low on food and supplies, they escaped in boats to uninhabited Elephant Island.

I first heard of Ernest Shackleton when I was given a book titled Endurance. You can also get this book by clicking on the icon to the right. (Another wink). The book, written by Alfred Lansing, is well written and inspirational. It entails the 1914 ill-fated expedition to Antarctica led by Shackleton. They proceeded from England aboard the ship, Endurance. The expedition had planned to make the first crossing of Antarctica. They would travel via the South Pole from the Weddell Sea to McMurdo Sound. The Endurance became trapped in the ice and drifted for 10 months. Eventually, the ice crushed the powerful ship. Shackleton and his men then drifted for another five months on ice floes. Running low on food and supplies, they escaped in boats to uninhabited Elephant Island.

Few exploits of the 20th century could match the courage and perseverance of the Shackleton expedition. Ernest Shackleton became the ultimate model for crisis management when his ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition met with disaster. His ship, the Endurance, was stranded amidst the expanding ice floes of the South Atlantic. Initially forced to abandon the vessel (which would eventually sink as a result of the hull being crushed by pack ice), Shackleton established a series of temporary camps on the ice, hoping his party would eventually drift closer to civilization. When this failed, Shackleton was forced to abandon most of his group on remote Elephant Island and attempt a 700-nautical mile journey to the populated outpost of South Georgia Island. #SurvivalStories #ErnestShackleton #WeirdHistory #Shackletonexpedition #Endurance #Antarctictrek #crisismanagement #SouthAtlantic #ElephantIsland #SouthGeorgiaIsland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A flash-fiction podcast where a handful of writers create an original story with a limited wordcount in a limited amount of time. In this episode we have ‘The Roof Man Came to Fix the Roof and Jumped over the puddle like a cat' by Mano Camatsos, ‘Elephant Island' by Kevin Drain, ‘Untitled by Sokratis Frantzis, 'Crescendo' by Ella Brasington and 'Cytochrome Sisyphus Oxidase' by Tom McNally. Nominate your favourite story for an award - either Death, Pestilence, War or Famine on Red Button Audio's twitter or by mailing us on 100words at redbuttonaudio.org Created by Tom McNally, featuring Mano Camatsos, Kevin Drain, Sokratis Frantzis and Ella Brasington. Transcript and first drafts are available here. Theme tune is Music For Jellyfish by Bell Lungs. The prompt this time was by Mano Camatsos, taken from an unreleased piece called ‘Boom Bamboom.' Mano's band, Raiments, can be found on Bandcamp. Story music was generated by Computoser.

We take our first field trip, visiting Argentina's Iguazú Falls, a hike at the end of the world, Cape Horn, Antarctica, and Elephant Island, where we have our first Story Time on the harrowing real life adventures of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition and their absolutely crazy journey.

We hear plenty about the glories of men like Scott and Shackleton who lived in and explored Antarctica, but what about the women? This week, Alok Jha talks with travel writer Sara Wheeler and UKAHT CEO Camilla Nichol to find out the untold stories of the first women to engage with Antarctica — from the first explorers to the undocumented wives of whalers, and the struggles of women scientists, who were not allowed to conduct research there until the 1970s. Sarah was the U S National Science Foundation's first female writer in residence at the South Pole. She wrote international bestseller Terra Incognita, and Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Camilla is chief executive of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. She is a geologist and has worked in the museums and heritage sector for more than 20 years. She's held positions at the Leeds museums and galleries and New York museums trust. When she was working for the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University, she helped uncover a collection of Antarctic rocks collected by James Wordie on Elephant Island. Camilla is a fellow of the Royal geographical society See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While on a South Pole expedition, British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton left a few men on Elephant Island, promising that he would return. Later, when he tried to go back, huge icebergs blocked the way. But suddenly, as if by a miracle, an avenue opened in the ice and Shackleton was able to get through. His men, ready and waiting, quickly scrambled aboard. No sooner had the ship cleared the island than the ice crashed together behind them. Contemplating their narrow escape, the explorer said to his men, "It was fortunate you were all packed and ready to go!" They replied, "We never gave up hope. Whenever the sea was clear of ice, we rolled up our sleeping bags and reminded each other, 'The boss may come today.'" Make no mistake, Jesus is also returning. Like Shackleton's men, it is our responsibility to be ready and awaiting for our Lord's return. In this message, Pastor Brent discusses the promised hope of the second coming of our Savior.

Conversation with Tim Jarvis AM, environmental scientist, adventurer, author and public speaker. Among other adventures Tim led the first authentic retracing of Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia and across the mountainous interior to Stromness whaling station. Tim has many projects on the go and shares some insights on leadership and influencing outcomes in today's increasingly polarised world.

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The decision to got to Elephant Island demonstrates Shackleton was not afraid to change his mind as the situation dictated. “It was the fourth time in the four days since taking the boats that he changed his plans: from heading toward Elephant Island to the east, to aiming for King George Island to the west, to trying for Hope Bay to the southwest, and back to Elephant Island

In 1993 Trevor Potts was part of an expedition to recreate Shackleton's audacious voyage from Elephant Island, off the Antarctic peninsula, to South Georgia.  Trevor now alternates his time between life of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in Scotland and lecturing on Antarctic cruise ships about Shackleton and other explorers.  I spoke to Trevor in 2012 for Sea Kayak Podcasts, an earlier podcast series, and believe his story is so exceptional it should also be part of this series of great adventurers sharing their great adventures.Website    FacebookIf you enjoy this podcast, please support the hosting costs by buying me a virtual coffee at www.ko-fi.com/sunartmediaCheck out our YouTube channel 

One of history's greatest sagas of survival, the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew's quest to cross the South Pole is a gripping reminder of the power of optimism, endurance, and hope. Where the expeditions of scores of other daring explorers ended in drunkenness, despair, and death, Shackleton's leadership, his command of the psychology of his crew, and his capacity to project a cool and collected optimism in the midst of the most trying circumstances, and in the face of the most devastating setbacks, led to a life and death difference for his men. In this episode of the Classic Influence Podcast, we'll travel to the frigid waters and the mammoth sheets of ice of Antarctica to learn from the leadership and influence of one of history's greatest explorers.

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Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and famously saved his entire crew after his ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and was slowly crushed and sank. The crew escaped by camping on the sea ice until it disintegrated, then by launching the lifeboats to reach Elephant Island, after which Shackleton and a small crew sailed in a makeshift boat over stormy ocean conditions to South Georgia Island, 720 nautical miles away to get help.

Join us for the impossible odds, encounters with the grey beards, and the improbable rescue; this is the exciting conclusion of the harrowing voyage of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance.

Join us as we begin one of the most harrowing stories of all time, the ill fated voyage of Ernest Shackleton and his 27 men to the Antarctic aboard The Endurance.

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In 1914 the 28 member crew of the Endurance left to trek across the continent of Antarctica on foot. It is now the beginning of 1916. Their ship has been crushed, they've been stranded on the ice with no way out, and they've taken to the boats in a last ditch effort to escape the ice melting beneath them. In Part 4 we hear what happens next as they head for the yet unexplored Elephant Island, and Shackleton with a sets out on an 820 mile open boat journey on the roughest sea passage in the world to either find rescue, or doom them all to an icy grave. 

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Frank Worsley knocks it out of the park, navigating across eight hundred nautical miles of open ocean with four sextant shots.  Tom Crean breaks through thin ice for the final time in our saga. Shackleton tries to get back to Elephant Island and the fourth time's the charm.

The voyage of the James Caird was a small-boat journey from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean, a distance of 800 miles (1,300 km). Undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions, it aimed to obtain rescue for the main body of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–17, stranded on Elephant Island after the loss of its ship Endurance. Polar historians regard the voyage as one of the greatest small-boat journeys ever undertaken. Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here.  Be sure to check our website for more details.

The voyage of the James Caird was a small-boat journey from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean, a distance of 800 miles (1,300 km). Undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions, it aimed to obtain rescue for the main body of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–17, stranded on Elephant Island after the loss of its ship Endurance. Polar historians regard the voyage as one of the greatest small-boat journeys ever undertaken. Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here.  Be sure to check our website for more details.

Charles Green. Chas to his family, 'cook' to his colleagues. A young baker whose sense of adventure drew him to a career cooking on the sea. You may never have heard of Charles, but you certainly will have heard of an expedition on which he played a crucial role... Charles was cook for the crew of the 1914 Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. A disastrous expedition which ended up lasting for more than two years. The men were forced to camp on moving ice flows, and eventually a remote Antarctic beach on Elephant Island. But against all odds, every man on Shackleton's ship The Endurance survived. In August 1916, the men were rescued. They were on the edge of starvation. During their time on the ice, Charlie Green cooked tirelessly using his creative flair to concoct meals out of exceptionally meagre means. His food kept the men alive. He went back to the Antarctic with Shackleton on the expedition which would be Shackleton's last. But then, despite living until the 1970s, he faded into obscurity. Known only for slide shows that he gave locally with the well-known images of the expedition. One hundred years on, another Antarctic chef Gerard Baker, uncovers the extraordinary life led by Charles Green and his version of two years cooking for the men of the Endurance. One of the greatest survival stories of all time. Presented by Gerard Baker and Sheila Dillon Produced by Clare Salisbury.

In 2013 Tim Jarvis and a team of five authentically retraced Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic journey of polar survival, including sailing a replica James Caird from Elephant Island in Antarctica to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia followed by a climb through its mountainous interior, using the same rudimentary equipment and navigational techniques as Shackleton … Continue reading Tim Jarvis

In 2013 Tim Jarvis and a team of five authentically retraced Sir Ernest Shackleton’s epic journey of polar survival, including sailing a replica James Caird from Elephant Island in Antarctica to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia followed by a climb through its mountainous interior, using the same rudimentary equipment and navigational techniques as Shackleton … Continue reading Tim Jarvis

This exhibition of remarkable photographs taken in Antarctica by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole. Ponting’s extraordinary images record Scott’s Terra Nova expedition of 1910–12, which led to the tragic death of five of the team on their return from the South Pole. Hurley’s dramatic icescapes were taken during Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Polar expedition on Endurance in 1914–16, which included the heroic sea journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia.

Sir Ernest Shackleton has a heroic place in the annals of Antarctic exploration, famously for his expedition on the aptly-named Endurance in 1914. He intended to cross over the Antarctic landmass. Instead, his ship became stuck in ice which eventually crushed it. Shackleton and his crew made a desperate voyage in three small boats to Elephant Island, where they split up. The men on the island were left under the command of Shackleton's Number 2, Frank Wild. Shackleton and a small team sailed 800 miles to South Georgia, from where they mounted a rescue mission for Wild's group. Nearly a century on, reporter Karen Bowerman joins a group of Wild's relatives retracing his extraordinary journey to the southern seas. They are bearing Wild's ashes, which they bury next to Shackleton, on South Georgia. Producer: John Murphy.