Page Turner Posted March 9, 2022 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2022 ...some very cool video footage taken by underwater submersibles, here at the NY Times. It's remarkably well preserved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 9, 2022 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2022 I saw that at the IMAX. Totally worth it in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted March 9, 2022 ^^^one of the last, most memorable photos of the Endurance, taken by the expedition's photographer ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution jsharr ★ Posted March 9, 2022 Solution Share #4 Posted March 9, 2022 If they know where it is, is it really lost? Your haphazard word usage ruined this thread for me. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 9, 2022 Share #5 Posted March 9, 2022 They failed to unpack their summer air in time, relying instead upon the local air supply. 3 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: If they know where it is, is it really lost? With their reliance on the local Air Supply, they were all out of love, and so lost without it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted March 9, 2022 "Shackleton left England aboard Endurance with a crew of 27 in 1914, bound for a bay on the Weddell Sea that was meant to be the starting point for an attempt by him and a small party to be the first to cross Antarctica. This was close to the end of what has become known as the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which included treks by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen, who in 1911 was the first to reach the pole, and by Robert Falcon Scott, a Briton who died after reaching it a month later. Shackleton never made it to the pole or beyond, but his leadership in rescuing all his crew and his exploits, which included an 800-mile open-boat journey across the treacherous Southern Ocean to the island of South Georgia, made him a hero in Britain." I think the farthest I've ever travelled in an open boat was about six hours and 10 miles, on a lake, trolling for lake trout. It seemed like a long day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 9, 2022 Share #7 Posted March 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: If they know where it is, is it really lost? Your haphazard word usage ruined this thread for me. Mark this as the solution, please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted March 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: If they know where it is, is it really lost? Your haphazard word usage ruined this thread for me. ...."haphazard" is the word that best describes my entire life history. Well spoken sir. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 9, 2022 Share #9 Posted March 9, 2022 Just now, Page Turner said: ...."haphazard" is the word that best describes my entire life history. Well spoken sir. Hap Hazzard would make a good sock puppet name. Not that I would know anything about that. I am more of a no fly guy now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted March 9, 2022 Just now, Randomguy said: Mark this as the solution, please. ...I have haphazardly done so, in keeping with the spirit of this thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 9, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 9, 2022 It is in remarkable shape..., looks like it sank last week. 3000m down is too deep for me though 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 9, 2022 Share #12 Posted March 9, 2022 Just now, Zephyr said: It is in remarkable shape..., looks like it sank last week. 3000m down is too deep for me though But it’s summer Arctic water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted March 9, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted March 9, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 9, 2022 Share #15 Posted March 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: But it’s summer Arctic water. Actually my son is in Antarctica right now on a different expedition, but in the same area and did a Polar bear dip yesterday in 31 degree water. Said it was 'chilly' 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 9, 2022 Share #16 Posted March 9, 2022 We saw this in Patagonia: ...and a replica of their lifeboat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 10, 2022 Share #17 Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Zephyr said: Actually my son is in Antarctica right now on a different expedition, but in the same area and did a Polar bear dip yesterday in 31 degree water. Said it was 'chilly' Isn't 31C quite comfortable? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 10, 2022 Share #18 Posted March 10, 2022 We’re watching Chasing Shackleton on PBS Passport. It’s also available on Prime video. Episode 2 is all tense. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 10, 2022 Share #19 Posted March 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Razors Edge said: We saw this in Patagonia: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 10, 2022 Share #20 Posted March 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I've got some Patagonia stuff, so probably brought that with me at the time but it was surprisingly mild down there during their "summer". Still, long pants but often in short sleeves - especially on hikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 11, 2022 Share #21 Posted March 11, 2022 When I saw the headline on ABC News, I thought they had always known where it is because Shackleton's men were stranded on Elephant Island for so long. Theh I remembered that had lived on the ice as the Endurance was crushed by it, then went on to Elephant Island. Eventually, Shackleton and 5 others sailed in a lifeboat 800 miles to South Georgia Island, three of them crossing mountains of ice, and every man in the expedition was saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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