Shackleton in the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 - 1909
By Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Length6h 24m
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Excerpt: "Men go out into the void spaces of the world for various reasons. Some are incited simply by a love of adventure, some have a keen thirst for scientific knowledge, and others are drawn away from trodden paths by the mysterious fascination of the unknown. I think that in my own case it was a combination of these factors that determined me to try my fortune once again in the frozen south. I had been invalided home before the conclusion of the Discovery expedition, and I had the keenest desire to see more of the vast continent that lies amid the Antarctic snows and glaciers. Indeed the stark polar lands grip the hearts of men who have lived on them in a manner that can hardly be understood by people who have never got outside the pale of civilisation. I was convinced, moreover, that an expedition on the lines I had in view could justify itself by the results of its scientific work. The Discovery expedition had performed splendid service in several important branches of science, and I believed that a second expedition could carry the work still further. For instance, the southern limits of the Great Ice Barrier had not been defined, and it was important to the scientific world that information should be gained regarding the movement of the ice-sheet that forms the barrier. I also wanted to discover what lay beyond the mountains to the south of latitude 82° 17′ and whether the Antarctic continent rose to a plateau similar to the one found by Captain Scott beyond the western mountains. There was much also to be done in the fields of meteorology, zoology, biology, mineralogy and general geology, so much in fact that apart from the wish to gain a higher latitude the expedition seemed to be justified on scientific grounds alone. The difficulty that confronts most men who wish to undertake exploration work is that of finance, and for some time I was faced by financial problems; but when the governments of Australia and New Zealand came to my assistance, the position became more satisfactory."
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GenreBiography and Memoir, History
Length6 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I THE EXPEDITION
25CHAPTER XXV ON THE GREAT GLACIER
2CHAPTER II I—SUPPLIES
26CHAPTER XXVI ON THE PLATEAU TO THE FARTHEST SOUTH
3CHAPTER III THE SHIP, THE HUT AND OTHER NECESSITIES
27CHAPTER XXVII FARTHEST SOUTH
4CHAPTER IV THE STAFF AND THE ROYAL VISIT
28CHAPTER XXVIII THE RETURN MARCH
5CHAPTER V WE LEAVE LYTTELTON
29CHAPTER XXIX STRUGGLING BACK
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6CHAPTER VI THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
30CHAPTER XXX THE FINAL STAGE
7CHAPTER VII THE ATTEMPT TO REACH KING EDWARD VII LAND
31CHAPTER XXXI NOTES ON THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY
8CHAPTER VIII THE LANDING OF STORES AND EQUIPMENT
32CHAPTER XXXII THE RETURN OF THE "NIMROD"
9CHAPTER IX THE NIMROD LEAVES US
33CHAPTER XXXIII THE WESTERN PARTY
10CHAPTER X WINTER QUARTERS AT CAPE ROYDS OUTSIDE
34CHAPTER XXXIV INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NORTHERN PARTY
11CHAPTER XI WINTER QUARTERS INSIDE
35CHAPTER XXXV THE NARRATIVE OF PROFESSOR DAVID WE START FOR THE MAGNETIC POLE
12CHAPTER XII SLEDGING EQUIPMENT
36CHAPTER XXXVI ACROSS THE ICE BARRIER
13CHAPTER XIII OUR PONIES AND DOGS
37CHAPTER XXXVII THE DRYGALSKI GLACIER
14CHAPTER XIV MOUNT EREBUS
38CHAPTER XXXVIII CREVASSES
15CHAPTER XV ATTACKING MOUNT EREBUS
39CHAPTER XXXIX UPWARDS AND ONWARDS
16CHAPTER XVI THE CONQUEST OF MOUNT EREBUS
40CHAPTER XL THE MAGNETIC POLE
17CHAPTER XVII PREPARATIONS FOR THE WINTER MONTHS
41CHAPTER XLI RETURNING
18CHAPTER XVIII STILL IN THE HUT
42CHAPTER XLII OBSTACLES IN OUR COURSE
19CHAPTER XIX PRELIMINARY JOURNEYS
43CHAPTER XLIII SAFE ABOARD
20CHAPTER XX ARRANGEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
44CHAPTER XLIV THE RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND
21CHAPTER XXI THE START TO THE SOUTH POLE
45CHAPTER XLV PENGUINS
22CHAPTER XXII ONWARD
46CHAPTER XLVI THE ADELIES AND THEIR CHICKS
23CHAPTER XXIII BEYOND ALL FORMER FOOTSTEPS
47CHAPTER XLVII NOTES
24CHAPTER XXIV "THE HIGHWAY TO THE SOUTH"
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