Frozen, starving, exhausted...

After seven days in the boats, they landed on Elephant Island.

Throughout their horrific ordeal, Shackleton had exhibited his usual traits of outstandingly generous leadership. Anticipating trouble, Shackleton was pacing the floe when the ice split under Holness. He pulled the young mariner out of the water. When Hurley lost gloves, Shackleton forced him to take his. He complimented Marston for keeping up morale by singin sea chanties in the darkness. Throughout an particularly tough night, Shackleton stood at the mast of the James Caird - as a beacon - of strength for his crew.

But after, in Hurley's words', "170 days of life on a drifting ice floe," they were on solid land.

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