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SHACKLETON SIR Find out more about the life and adventures of Sir Ernest Shackleton with interactive content about Antarctic expeditions and his remarkable life.

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0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} SHACKLETON WAS BORN 1874 Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on the 15th February 1874 in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland. The second of ten children. In 1884 his father qualified as a doctor and the family moved to London.

Swipe across or click on the subsequent years to scroll through the timeline. 1922 1890 0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} EARLY YEARS 1890 Growing up in London he attended Dulwich College before joining the Merchant Navy aged 16.

Shackleton was then certified as a Master Mariner in 1898. 1874 1901 0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} DISCOVERY EXPEDITION 1901 Shackleton was accepted on the Discovery expedition to Antarctica led by Robert Scott. He was chosen to accompany Scott on the most southern march towards the South Pole for research purposes, returning home due to ill health.
 1890 1908 0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} NIMROD EXPEDITION 1908 On 1st January 1908 he led a crew on the Nimrod expedition, sailing to Antarctica again. Trekking towards the South Pole in the quest to be first, they reached the closest ever achieved before turning back or face certain death. On his return he was greeted as a hero by King Edward VII, knighted and honoured by the Royal Geographic Society. 1901 1912 0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} ENDURANCE MISSION 1912 After the South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen he decided to plan for the last great Antarctic expedition, to cross the continent.
After receiving financial backing from Sir James Caird, Dudley Docker and Janet Stancomb-Wills he sourced his ship and chose his crew. 1908 1914 0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} DISASTER AND RESCUE 1914 The Endurance set sail from Plymouth on the 8th August 1914. Encountering awful weather, the Endurance became stuck in the ice floes and pack ice before sinking in November 2015. Shackleton then planned a daring and dangerous rescue to cross the ice, then sail a lifeboat to South Georgia and all of the crew were saved. 1912 1921 0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} QUEST EXPEDITION 1921 In September 1921 Shackleton embarked on another expedition to Antarctica on the ship Quest. 1914 1922 0{{current_slide_index}} 0{{total_slide_count}} DEATH 1922 Whilst in South Georgia, Shackleton suffered a fatal heart attack and died on the 5th January 1922. He was buried in the Grytviken cemetery in South Georgia. 1921 1874

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ERNEST SHACKLETON ENDURANCE MISSION TO ANTARCTICA A story of disaster, survival and leadership READ STORY Skip To End skip_next SHACKLETON PICKS HIS CREW Shackleton recruited Frank Wild as second in command, Frank Worsley as captain and Tom Crean as second officer in addition to a seaworthy crew of sailors. Endurance sailed from Plymouth on 8th August 1914 finally reaching the Weddell Sea and Antarctica by December. Read More 01 / 06 Skip To End skip_next DISASTER STRIKES After experiencing freak weather conditions and unusually large ice floes, progress was slow and by late December the ship had become surrounded in pack ice and the Endurance became stuck in the contracting ice. Shackleton gave the order to abandon ship and the entire crew were adrift on the ice. A few weeks later the Endurance sunk deep into the icy waters, with Shackleton declaring “She’s gone boys”. Read More 02 / 06 Skip To End skip_next SURVIVAL ON THE ICE Shackleton and crew set up camp on the ice in treacherous conditions. Eventually they boarded the lifeboats and sailed for seven days in rough seas to Elephant Island, Hurley wrote “Such a wild and inhospitable coast I have never beheld”. Read More 03/ 06 Skip To End skip_next VOYAGE TO SOUTH GEORGIA On April 24th 1916 Shackleton and five crew sailed the James Caird lifeboat 800 miles across the dangerous open seas towards South Georgia for days on end with little or no sleep and on the 7th May they incredibly managed to land ashore. Read More 04/ 06 Skip To End skip_next MOUNTAIN CROSSING With the only option to cross the 10,000 ft mountain range on May 19th Shackleton, Worsley and Crean set out into the unknown territory. After continually having to re-trace their steps as they came across huge crevasses and crags which were impassable, they finally found Stromness Whaling station. Read More 05/ 06 Skip To End skip_next MIRACULOUS RESCUE After several failed attempts Shackleton sourced the Chilean steamer ‘Yelcho’ for the rescue mission and she reached Elephant Island on the 30th August 1916 to the delight of the stranded crew who all survived the ordeal. Back To home 06/ 06
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VIEW INFO Shackleton Portrait
Portrait of Sir Ernest Shackleton housed in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London VIEW INFO Quest Expedition
Onboard the Quest in 1921 on his last expedition where he tragically died in South Georgia on 5 January 1922 of a heart attack. VIEW INFO Young Ernest
Ernest Shackleton aged 11 while at Fir Lodge Preparatory School before later attending Dulwich College to continue his education. VIEW INFO The Boss
Photo taken by Frank Hurley on the Endurance expedition in 1915, aptly called "The Boss" by his loyal crew. VIEW INFO Waxwork Model
Photo taken from around 1908 of Shackleton's Madame Tussauds waxwork model. VIEW INFO Discovery Expedition
Accompanying Robert Falcon Scott on the Discovery Expedition close to the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica in November 1902 VIEW INFO Nimrod Expedition
Taken around 1908 onboard the Nimrod on the expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole getting within 97 miles of their goal.

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