The Book Endure: The Voyage of Shackleton and his Crew

Antarctica is more than 95% ice covered and contains about 90% of the world's fresh water. Because of this thick ice cover, it is highest of all continents, with an average elevation of more than 1,600 m (about 5,250 ft.). The highest point on the continent is Vinson Massif (5,140 m/16,864 ft); the lowest appears to be Bentley Subglacial Trench (2,499 m/ 8,200 ft below sea level) in West Antarctica. This trench is covered with more than 3,000 m (more than 9,840 ft) of ice and snow. Lower points may exit under the ice, but they have not yet been discovered.

A. Bad evaluation of circumstances and stubbornness instead of perseverance. Shackleton was ready to depart to Antarctica however; just when he was at South Georgia, local seamen warned him that he might get trapped and advised him to wait until next year. At this point he had the opportunity to make a decision and wait, but due to the compromises reached with his sponsors and the conditions in Britain getting in WWI he took a risk to go forth and as a result, underestimate the situation. This I can consider to be the main crisis.

Much like any other story, Alma, from Time of the Wolves developed a person vs self conflict. Alma is the type of person who demonstrates a caring personality, and will do what needs to be done. Alma doesn't enjoy Sarah's company, nor does she enjoy the weather, nevertheless, she went to take care of Sarah. Not only did Alma have to deal with displeasure of being around Sarah, between the wolves and the weather, she also had to deal with fear. Much like Alma, Shackleton from Shipwrecked at the bottom of the world had to deal with fear. Shackleton did a very good job at hiding his fear and keeping his men in order. The entire time Shackleton stayed confident, and had the I-will-not-give-up attitude, which demonstrates his leadership skills.

A person’s determination to survive all takes place within the mind. In the Diary of Admiral Richard Byrd, it dives into the mental battle between himself and his alienation from the rest of the world during his exertion in Antarctica while living with mere supplies. The central idea explores how Byrd battles to surmount his melancholy anxieties while trying to keep his sanity through his point of view.

In response to Desperate Passage: The Untold Story of the Mayflower, it was clear that what was experienced vs what we read and hear about in today’s literature is two completely different stories. Never will we know the torture experienced by our ancestors that ultimately questioned their faith and courage. The grueling adventure is documented in detail by William Bradford but to the sailors, woman and children on board, the experience was far more miserable than anything put on paper.

All throughout history Humans have been caught in dangerous situation, whether it is somewhere we would be at the mercy of nature, or at the mercy of other people. It is from these situation that survival stories emerge, stories where people manage to beat all odds and maintain survival. What makes Shackleton's Expedition and Louis Zamperini's adventure different than all the other survival stories out there? Why is it that these two survival stories can be considered great?

Shackleton’s voyage proposes in “periods of disaster and desperation” the naturally understanding and perception of a leader and employee relationship can be tested. Conversely, Michel (1962) points out rather than bureaucracy vanishing, he compares it to a ghost “lurking internally within the democratic principles”. This concept is conveyed through browning’s (2007) analysis of the” Endurance”. Browning (2007) argues that leaders, including Shackleton can alter their approach methods to the needs of the employee’s, through times of hardship. This approach is advocated briefly by the Contingency and skills approach theory. For instance, Shackleton adopted a post-buearatic understanding, noticing the significance in leader-to-member relations.

The Shackleton–Rowett Expedition (1921–22) was Sir Ernest Shackleton's last Antarctic project, and the final episode in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The venture, with vaguely defined geographic and scientific objectives, was financed by John Quiller Rowett, and is otherwise known as the Quest Expedition after its ship Quest, a converted Norwegian sealer. Shackleton had originally intended to go to the Arctic and explore the Beaufort Sea, but abandoned this plan when the Canadian government withheld financial support. Shortly after

I can tell winter is coming. It feels colder than usual, and there are heavier gusts of wind more often. We did not let ourselves get discouraged. We would finish this Expedition. Shackleton kept the engines stoked, and the watches were set to scan the horizon for any open leads of water. If there was any chance for us to break free, we would be ready. By March 16, winter on the ice seemed inevitable. The Boss ordered the fires to be burned down. We all knew what that meant; we were stuck until the ice broke up in the spring. Why does the weather have to be this way? Why?! We knew that our ship could withstand being locked in the ice, but our only concern was that the ship would drift so far off course with the moving ice pack, that that would cause more delay. We could do nothing but make the best of it. We did a lot of hunting, so now we would have fresh meat. By late March and early April, food was coming scarce as the animals migrated north. We kept eyes out for cracks in the ice where killer whales have popped up, but we didn't find much. In order for our survival, Shackleton insisted that we eat seal meat. I did not like the fact, but in order to survive, I ate it anyway. The hunters came back with large seals they caught, and our

Most people know that Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, but did you know it is also the world's largest desert? Or that huge volcanoes can be found here? Or a lake equivalent to that of Lake Ontario, the 14th largest lake in the world (1,639 km3), is locked beneath its ice? Come along and discover what else you can find in Antarctica, from the unique diversity of species, to the breathtaking scenery and the history behind it all, it’s all waiting for you to further explore on this site.

The Transantarctic range contains many peaks above 4000m. The highest mountain in Antarctica, Mt Vinson, is part of the Ellsworth Mountains located in the western area of the continent near the Antarctic Peninsula. Mt Vinson reaches 4892m above sea level. Antarctica is the highest continent on Earth not because of it mountains but because of the thickness of its ice sheets. Due to this ice cover, Antarctica has the highest average surface elevation of all the continents at around 2000m above sea level yet in many places the ice surface is much higher than this. In the region of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet known as Dome A the surface elevation is over 4000m. The height of the ice surface is of course the result of both the elevation of the

The ice sheet nearly covers the whole continent of Antarctica. Covering nearly fourteen million square kilometres. It is one of the two polar caps on the earth. At the thickest point the ice sheet is 4,776 metres deep and at average 2,160 metres deep. Approximately 61% of fresh water on the earth is held in the Antarctic ice sheet. During the snow season constant snow falls and layers of melted ice thicken, with the pressure pushing flakes together. Finally the flakes break down and become compacted, resulting in the ice sheet.

This video was about Ernest Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914. This expedition was supposed to be first to cross continent with their Trans continent boat Endurance. Shackleton chose 27 men to serve a variety of positions, such as running and navigating the ship, cooks, scientists, surgeons and photographer. His expedition failed to cross the continent, because his boat got trapped in thick pack ice, and man were forced to abandon ship and continue expedition on foot and smaller boat to the first land island. Even dough this expedition was failure, it is great survivor story of 27 man who survived almost 2 years on the continent in cold and harsh conditions. They survived because they believed in their leader and his plan for their

In antarctica it’s the coldest and windiest continent on Earth making it extremely easy to get frostbite a horrible and painful condition. Frostnip is the first step of frostbite where the tissues begin to cool without any cellular destruction. The area affected may change color usually a pasty white. Once the wind chill makes the temperature feel like -24 or colder, skin exposed can freeze in less than 30 minutes. To avoid frostbite don’t have any skin exposed or wet clothing on, it will just make the tissues in your body freeze faster . The expedition Shackleton and his crew took on when their ship sank they were outside,under a boat or in a tent . They didn’t have enough blankets or dry clothing for everyone making the risk of frostbite

Sir Ernest Shackleton had all of the most important characteristics of a perfect leader, plus more. He was able to stay motivated, optimistic and very resourceful throughout his entire dangerous, freezing cold, backbreaking, journey across the atlantic ocean. But why should a leader possess these traits? How do they help?