Totally Badass

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And even more badass was that he got a bunch of responses and after everything, after all the trials they went through, every single one of the men returned.

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5 Responses to Totally Badass

  1. Jeff says:

    You could do a lot worse than “honor and recognition in case of success.”

  2. sheila says:

    Yes, but it is certainly better to get “honor and recognition” when you are not frozen dead in a glacier!!

  3. Helena says:

    I’m a fan of Shackleton. The beard. The mistress. The facts of that expedition are so extraordinary and everyone came through. And those amazing photos by Frank Hurley – the Endurance caught in ice. Awesome.

    • sheila says:

      Helena – Me too. Those photographs are unbelievable. Shackleton was clearly a phenomenal leader.

      There was a great Endurance exhibit here in NYC a while back.

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