History

100 Years Under Water: 4 Facts About the Endurance

Ever since I first read Alfred Lansing’s book Endurance about Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917), I have had a keen interest in Antarctic exploration in general and Shackleton’s Endurance expedition in particular. So needless to say, I was hyper-excited when I heard that the expedition’s ship, Endurance, had finally been found over 100 years after… Continue reading 100 Years Under Water: 4 Facts About the Endurance

History

We Have Seen God In His Splendors: Shackleton’s Amazing Voyage

Introduction More than a hundred years ago an expedition set sail for the continent of Antarctica. The plan was to be the first to cross the polar continent. What they were to accomplish, however, was something far different. Yet, ironically, this failed expedition is remembered more than one that completed the first crossing of Antarctica… Continue reading We Have Seen God In His Splendors: Shackleton’s Amazing Voyage