1 determined man, 27 volunteers, 1 boat and a lot of ice, this remarkable story captures to voyage that was one of man's greatest feat of human survival. In August 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton, captain of the sailing ship Endurance, with 27 men on board, left England heading for the Antarctic. The aim of the venture: The first crossing of the Antarctic Continent from ocean to ocean via the South Pole The Endurance was to bring Shackleton and his party …showed first 75 words of 554 total…

…showed last 75 words of 554 total…exhausted, had come ashore on the uninhabited side of the island. In desperation and with a strength showing their incredible will to survive, Shackleton and two of his companions climbed over this unknown terrain, interspersed with high rugged mountains and glaciers. After only 36 hours of near continuous climbing, they reached the whaling station of Stromness, having narrowly evaded death on many occasions. All members of the expedition were saved in the rescue operation that followed.