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Sir Ernest Shackleton fa parte, insieme ad Amundsen e Scott, del gruppo di pionieri che nel primo ventennio del Novecento partecipò alla corsa verso il polo Sud e che ha fatto la storia dell'esplorazione antartica. Prima della spedizione dell'Endurance (1914-1917) Shackleton aveva affrontato già due volte il continente: nel 1902 quando, colpito dallo scorbuto, venne rimpatriato da Scott, e nel 1908 quando dovette arrendersi a sole centotrentacinque miglia dal polo. Anche dopo che Amundsen conquista il polo nel 1911, lui progetta un'impresa ancora più ampia: traversare il continente da una costa all'altra. La spedizione dell' Endurance, partita da Plymouth nell'agosto del 1914, fallisce però quasi prima di iniziare. La nave rimane infatti bloccata nel pack del mare di Weddell nel 1915, finendo poi stritolata dai ghiacci polari. Ma è paradossalmente proprio a partire da questo sfortunato evento che Shackleton dà vita alla più grande e alla più disperata delle avventure antartiche: trarre in salvo i ventisette uomini che sono con lui. "Sud" e il resoconto di quegli anni tremendi sul ghiaccio, ricostruiti dalla voce asciutta e lucida di Shackleton attraverso i diari di tutto l'equipaggio. Gli accampamenti improvvisati per mesi sulla banchisa alla deriva, la fuga per mare a bordo delle tre scialuppe di salvataggio, l'approdo all'isola Elephant e,. infine, l'incredibile traversata verso la Georgia del Sud.
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- Pagine: 445
- Data di uscita: 27-07-2009
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The expedition’s goal was to be the first to cross the southern continent. Instead, Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, encountered early sea ice and was crushed, marooning him and his crew to face a two year long litany of hardships they could hardly imagine – a 600 mile voyage across shifting ice flo Leggi tutto
The bare facts of this story speak for themselves. In 1914, Ernest Shackleton set out on the Endurance on a mission to cross Antarctica via the pole. But his ship did not even reach the southern continent, instead getting trapped in floating ice during their approach. They drifted helplessly for mon Leggi tutto
Years ago I read the book, endurance. I liked it then but this time I decided to read the diary of Shackleton, In this time around it did not set well with me. I realized that they had to hunt and kill seals and penguins in order to survive... I can understand that. But then a penguin walked up to th Leggi tutto
Against All Odds A breathtaking account of the unfathomably trying journey undertaken by Shackleton and his crew to Antarctica, between 1914 and 1917. Initially, the plan consisted in landing in the Weddell sea side, to join the second party, who left provisions for the Shackleton party on the second Leggi tutto
First it was cold. And then it got really cold. And we're hungry. And it' cold and we're hungry. And phewy, it's really freaking cold. We don't have a whole lot to eat, either. Brrrrrrrrrrrr. Ice. Seals. Cold. Es muy frio. Teeth chattering. Chewing on blubber. Blubber fires. Shivering. Need more foo Leggi tutto
Despite sitting here in October whining to myself about my cold fingers while typing, I have to admit I've got kind of a thing for grueling polar expeditions and the occasional 19th century disastrous sea voyage. I especially have a thing for Mr. Shackleton, the great heroic failure of the Edwardian Leggi tutto
Two years of planning for this expedition didn’t mean it was well-planned. As we learn about what happened, Shackleton’s focus on the men’s uncomplaining stoicism and trying to make things rosy for the reader feels like an attempt to hide his poor administration and negligence of huge areas (clothin Leggi tutto
I read this casually, a little at a time. It's one of the great adventure stories of all time, and smashing stuff (get it?) but...here's how it works: it's based on the journals of Shackleton and everyone else in his party - he gives others lots of time too - and the entries can be a little repetiti Leggi tutto
South... by Ernest Shackleton was published in 1919, long before Lansing’s book Endurance, which was published in 1959. Both books are very similar and tell for the most part the same story, however Lansings delivery is superior, however it was with great interest that I went from Endurance to South Leggi tutto
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