Endurance

Shackleton's Way

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Jun 20

Celebrate!

In Antarctica, today is Mid-Winter's Day. The sun that disappeared in early May slowly starts to return in early August. That is cause...

Jun 12

Lead Like a Legend

In this journal entry, Orde-Lees notes that Shackleton maintains a positive attitude in dire circumstances and his attitude affects, and...

Dec 5, 2020

We passed our first iceberg...

Orde-Lees Journal, December 5, 1914 We have been ready to leave South Georgia for the last week but Sir Ernest has been waiting for the...

Leading By Example
Communicating Effectively
Keeping Up Morale
Maintaining a Positive Attitude

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"With youthful enthusiasm..."

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"A dealer in hope"

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Frank Worsley

Here's a page from Orde-Lees' journal. He wrote profiles of just about every member of the expedition. This is his profile of Endurance...

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"...a horrible existence, but yet..."

I've just been glancing through Dr. Macklin's journal and came across this thought-provoking entry written on August 2, 1916... "It is...

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Shack Blast Friday

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