Frank Hurley's Journal, October 24, 1915 The floes which have been in motion during the afternoon, set in with great energy about 6 p.m.,...

The Endurance crew was listening to a Sunday evening gramaphone concert when... Orde-Lees Journal, October 24, 1915 "...a terrific crash...

None of us are ever going to be stranded on an ice-floe but Shackleton's Endurance expedition is a metaphor for the challenges we all...

In mid-winter 1915, Orde-Lees had an attack of sciatica (generally pain in the lower back or leg). He was nursed back to health by...

Thomas Orde-Lees Orde-Lees began his journal as an extended letter to his wife and maintains the same chatty voice throughout the...

Hussey went down and put out the fires at once; fortunately the cook had prepared the dinner & was keeping it hot & when the crash came...

Orde-Lee's Journal - October 18, 1915 After the "pressure" of yesterday we thought that things had settled down a bit but it was not to...

In 1995, on my way to Antarctica for the first time, I stopped by the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, NZ to take a look at...

Imagine leading through this... Frank Hurley's Journal, October 17, 1919 The ice seems intent on disturbing our Sunday evening gramophone...

Orde-Lees Journal, October 17, 1915 Having as I often do, written up several pages of this diary in advance owing to the recent lack of...

This is another photo I took in the Scotia Sea in November 2000. It gives you a clear idea of what Shackleton and his crew were up...

At this point, Shackleton and the Endurance crew have no idea of the enormous challenges that are ahead of them. Frank Hurley's Journal,...

A recent MAC update led to tinkering with my "wallpaper." This photo - snapped in November 2000 in the Scotia Sea between South Georgia...

Almost 23 years after the first publication of Shackleton's Way, a glamorous new Korean edition just arrived in the mail. Very...

In 1915, Shackleton and the crew are still living on Endurance and waiting for the ice to loosen up. Still thinking about Henry Knox,...

If you're leading a discussion and want to encourage others to contribute their thoughts, suggestions and input, a good rule to keep in...

Years ago a spectacularly successful friend explained over dinner that the recipe for corporate success was "Lipstick, Lunch and Lies."...

On his 1908 - 1909 Nimrod expedition, Shackleton wrote in his diary, "Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all." In other...

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For years I struggled with how to expand on Shackleton's Way. A clever niece designed this website last fall and now we're zooming along....