Ernest Shackleton - Part 9 - Endurance: The Voyage of the James Caird
In our 100th episode, we track one of the great sailing feats in the history of man - the Voyage of the James Caird. In this episode, Shackleton and five other men attempt to sail from Elephant Island...
3 Okt 202152min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 8 - Endurance: Elephant Island
Shackleton and his men have to struggle to find a way off the ice pack of the Weddell Sea - and to land. Also, we take a look at the men of the Aurora - who were fighting to lay the supplies depots on...
22 Sep 20211h 14min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 7 - Endurance: Into the Ice
The Endurance Expedition begins! In this episode, we follow the Endurance from South Georgia Island and into the Weddell Sea - and discover the fate of Endurance. Look at maps, and some links - includ...
3 Sep 202148min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 6 - Prelude to Endurance
Part six in our series covers the years 1910-1914. We follow the race to the South Pole between Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen, and then go with Shackleton as he prepares his next expedition -...
12 Aug 202139min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 5 - The Nimrod Expedition: Survival
In the second part of the Nimrod Expedition, we focus on two things. First was the struggle of Shackleton and the geographic South Pole to get back to the Antarctic coast. And second, we will cover th...
30 Jul 20211h
Ernest Shackleton - Part 4 - The Nimrod Expedition: Farthest South
In part 4 of our Shackleton series, we cover the first half of the 1907 Nimrod Expedition, as Shackleton makes a go for the pole. https://explorerspodcast.com/ernest-shackleton/ Learn more about your ...
17 Jul 20211h 10min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 3 - 1903-1907
In part 3 of our series, we follow Shackleton in the years between the Discovery Expedition - and his next venture. In this time, he becomes a public figure - and even runs for parliament. Also, his r...
24 Jun 202144min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 2 - The Discovery Expedition
In part 2 of the series, Shackleton takes part in the 1901 Discovery Expedition, in which he will take part in an excursion into the interior of Antarctica, and set a record for furthest south. Learn ...
15 Jun 20211h 5min
