Margot MorrellJul 11 minThe IceUntil I saw this photograph at the Scott Polar Institute in the early 1990s, it had never crossed my mind that Shackleton and his team we...
Margot MorrellJul 11 minRe-reading Shackleton's WayIf Shackleton's expeditions ultimately were all disappointments to him for failing short of their goals, he made plenty of grand achievem...
Margot MorrellJul 18 minRemembering ShackletonPhysicist Reginald James generously shared his reminiscences of Shackleton with biographer, Hugh Robert Mill. 22 Albion Road Fallowfield ...
Margot MorrellJun 301 minFrom the files...Conversation between Dr. Macklin and Shackleton biographer, James Fisher, Aberdeen, March 1956 James Fisher: "What is emerging so very mu...
Margot MorrellJun 301 min"Life - The Greatest of All Games."Rummaging through my files, I found this ... Harold Begbie, British author and journalist quoted Shackleton as saying, "Life to me means ...
Margot MorrellJun 301 minRe-reading Shackleton's WayI haven't gotten very far. I come across something that makes me think and leads me to rummage through my files. For example... Shackleto...
Margot MorrellJun 291 minShackleton on his second-in-commandShackleton described Frank Wild, his trusted second-in-command, as his "second self." He was quoting Cicero, "A friend is a second self."...
Margot MorrellJun 291 minWild on ShackletonMany years after Shackleton died, Frank Wild summed up his thoughts on the "Boss." "I have served with Scott, Shackleton and Mawson, and ...
Margot MorrellJun 291 minShackleton's Way...Shackleton failed only at the improbable; he succeeded at the unimaginable. "I love the fight and when things [are] easy, I hate it," ...
Margot MorrellJun 291 minShackleton's Way - Choosing a Second in Command.Orde-Lees Journal... Wild is our second in command and quite the most popular man (save our leader) amongst us. He has rare tact and the ...
Margot MorrellApr 231 minKeeping Up Morale in Tough TimesDuring an interview today, we talked about the contrast of the atmosphere on Endurance to another ship that was also trapped by ice off A...
Margot MorrellApr 221 minThinking about going to Antarctica?This video will give you a pretty good idea of what you're apt to encounter along the way...
Margot MorrellApr 213 minPut Your Strengths to WorkHow are you doing, my darlings? Are we having fun yet? I don't know about you, but last week, I was deteriorating into frazzled and crabb...
Margot MorrellApr 21 min"Shackleton danced."Have you seen the film where 'Shackleton dances' to entertain the crew. That's not what happened. Shackleton, Worsley, and "motor-expert"...
Margot MorrellApr 21 minServant LeadershipFrom an interview that Shackleton biographer James Fisher conducted with Frank Worsley's widow in the 1950s: Jean Worsley: "He did always...
Margot MorrellApr 21 minRe-reading Shackleton's Way | Introduction (2)It's a tale so amazing you'll wonder why the Endurance saga hasn't become a part of every school-age child's reading. Since the publicati...
Margot MorrellApr 21 minShackleton's CrewsIf you'd like to learn more about the lives of Shackleton's crew members, head on over to Scott Polar Research Institute - https://www.sp...
Margot MorrellApr 12 min"It is Shackleton Time!"I've just figured out how to read reviews of the German edition of Shackleton's Way. A reviewer (see review below) makes an interesting p...
Margot MorrellApr 11 minCelebrate!Shackleton celebrated accomplishments, milestones and holidays. In his account of the crossing of South Georgia, he wrote that he, Worsle...
