By Endurance We Conquer: Shackleton and his Men

By Endurance We Conquer: Shackleton and his Men is the major centenary exhibition commemorating Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914–17. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914–17 set out to cross Antarctica via the South Pole. The plan was for the Weddell Sea party to sail on Endurance to Vahsel Bay, where they would establish a base camp from which the crossing party would commence its journey. At the same time the Ross Sea party would sail on Aurora to McMurdo Sound on the other side of the continent to lay supply depots for the crossing party. However, in 1915 Shackleton and his men were confronted with one of the worst disasters in Antarctic history: Endurance was crushed and sank, the outside world was unaware of their predicament or location, food was scarce, and chance of survival was remote. They were marooned on the sea ice for several months before sailing to Elephant Island, where there was little chance of discovery. The only realistic chance of survival was to sail one of the lifeboats, James Caird, 800 miles across the Southern Ocean to South Georgia in order to arrange a rescue mission. The exhibition will tell the story of the disaster and how Shackleton and his men overcame the challenges they faced. It will commemorate all 28 men (and Mrs Chippy the cat) from the Weddell Sea party, and will also honour the Ross Sea party and the three men who lost their lives.

Website
www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions/endurance/

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/am26474?id=EVENT543170