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Beyond Endurance
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Polly Murray tells her tale of unbelievable fortitude - tracing
the footsteps of Shackleton's epic Antarctic trek
As dreams go, this one seems like a compendium of nightmares:
sailing round Cape Horn into the icy South Atlantic wilderness of
South Georgia; following in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton
after he was forced to abandon the great expedition; climbing
unscaled peaks on South Georgia, and diving after wrecks amidst the
iceberg-strewn virgin waters off Elephant Island.
These were just a few of the items on the itinerary of a team of
Scottish explorers who have just returned ...
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The importance of being Ernest.(Ernest Shackleton)
Magazine article from: Geographical
; ...make a landing at Elephant Island and then cross South Georgia following Shackleton...Sir Ernest from Elephant Island to South Georgia but had failed...Scotia Sea from Elephant Island to South Georgia, we encountered...
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Endurance
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered
; ...the icy mountains of South Georgia to a whaling station...they finally get to South Georgia Island? ALEXANDER...please a bit about Elephant Island. This is the first...stay there? Why isn't Elephant Island going to be a good...is going to come to Elephant ...
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To hell and back A stirring tale of luck and leadership: the Shackleton expedition to Antarctica
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...cross to South Georgia Island as...as far as Elephant Island, a godforsaken...They left Elephant Island April 24 and reached South Georgia May 10, 1916...steamed back to Elephant Island and, on Aug...crossing to South Georgia was one of...
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Profile: Polly Murray: Living on the ceiling
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday
; ...sailing to Elephant Island and South Georgia - she is...sailing down to South Georgia," Murray...Passage, Elephant Island and South...concrete plans." Elephant Island, only accessible...and across South Georgia Island. Ski-touri...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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MIRACLE ON ICE EXHIBIT RETRACES THE AMAZING JOURNEY OF ANTARCTIC EXPLORER ERNEST SHACKLETON.(U)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...Chippy, set out toward the South Pole on a ship, the Endurance...out for the nearest land, Elephant Island, seven days away. Amazingly, all the men made it to Elephant Island, but life was not much better...few weeks after landing on Elephant Island, Shackleton announced ...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Real Lara is Croft to Antarctic.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
; ...sail from the tip of South America to Elephant Island before heading for South Georgia. Some of the climbs...challenge of a lifetime. Elephant Island holds particular...extraordinary passage to South Georgia Island. Polly said...
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 "Weekly Edition (NPR)")
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ENDURANCE
Transcript from: Weekly Edition (NPR)
; ...his crew and sailed for South Georgia Island where he had to...before they finally get to South Georgia Island? ALEXANDER: They...us please a bit about Elephant Island. This is the first landfall...stay there? Why isn't Elephant Island going to be a good place...ship is ...
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 "Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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Following in thefootsteps ofintrepid heroes.
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
; ...Irish expedition to the South Pole, has been a homage...continent before landing on Elephant Island. Born in Kildare, Shackleton...travelling the furthest south of any contemporary human...historic conquest of the South Pole was the culmination...women, aged 61 to 21, from South ...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Culture: New drama straight from the ice age; It was tough on Shackleton but Mark McGann is glad he did it, says Alison Jones.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...sledging dogs set out from South Georgia an island around 800 miles...to reach the uninhabited Elephant Island. From there, Shackleton...the whaling stations of South Georgia. A storm all but destroyed...attempts to get back to Elephant Island where, after 18 weeks, ...
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Obituary: Harding Dunnett
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...miraculous 850-mile voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia. However, it was only...the uninhabited shore of Elephant Island was in itself an incredible...James Caird to sail to South Georgia. Against all the odds...the 22 men marooned on Elephant ...
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