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Ernest Shackleton Quick Facts  QUICK FACTS - Ernest Shackleton MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success. This was how Ernest Shackleton, the charismatic Anglo-Irish explorer, advertised for crew to accompany him on the barquentine Endurance to sail to Antarctica and attempt the first land crossing of the continent via the South Pole. Photograph courtesy of the Scott Polar Research Institute More Information >>    Ernest Shackleton Contents >> Quick Facts<< Introduction The Preparations The Voyage Shackleton Links