[alberg30] Good winter reading; Shackleton

[FINNUS505 at aol.com]

From: FINNUS505 at aol.com

Hey George,
There are several books about that Shackleton expedition.  I beleive the one 
I read a couple of years ago was simply titled "Endurance", if I remember 
correctly.  In any case, what a story, huh?  What those guys put up with. 
Over the ice, through the storms in that canvas covered whale boat!  And for 
Shackelton to end the journey with a mountain climb across a frozen south 
pacific island to get to the whaling station, to reach civilization after 2 
years!!!  Do you remember, a couple of years ago a professional mountain 
climbing group set out to reproduce his trek across that island, and when 
done, they could not beleive that Shackleton had accomplished the same feat, 
with just one other man along, and no mountaineering equipment or suitable 
clothing.  He must have been an exceptional human being.  And it was just 
about that time I was teaching myself celestial navigation, so woolsey, the 
navigator, interested me no small amount.  Amazing how he kept the 
chronomoters inside his clothes to protect them.  What would we do if our 
almanac began to fall apart from exposure like his did?  Puts it all in 
perspective.  
Yes, a great tale.  I think the version you read must have been good, too, or 
else you wouldn't list it here.  Good reading!!!!!!!
Fun to share this with you!!!
Lee

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