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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You could do a lot worse than “honor and recognition in case of success.”
Yes, but it is certainly better to get “honor and recognition” when you are not frozen dead in a glacier!!
Good point.
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.
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.