In 1914, as the shadow of war falls across Europe, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the Antarctic continent. Their initial optimism is short-lived, however, as the ice field slowly thickens, encasing the ship Endurance in a death-grip, crushing their craft, and marooning 28 men on a ploar ice floe.
In an epic struggle of man versus the elements, Shackleton leads his team on a harrowing quest for survival over some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world. Icy, tempestuous seas full of gargantuan waves, mountainous glaciers and icebergs, unending brutal cold, and ever-looming starvation are their mortal foes as Shackleton and his men struggle to stay alive.
What happened to those brave men forever stands as a testament to their strength of will and the power of human endurance.
This is their story, as told by the man who led them.
SHACKLETON ERNEST
Ernest Shackleton 1874-1922 fue un célebre explorador polar anglo-irlandés y una figura clave de la Edad Heroica de la Antártida. Es reconocido mundialmente por su extraordinario liderazgo durante la expedición del Endurance 1914-1917 , donde logró rescatar a toda su tripulación tras quedar atrapados en el hielo. En su faceta como autor, escribió relatos fundamentales de la literatura de viajes y exploración, tales como El corazón de la Antártida 1909 y su obra más emblemática, Sur 1919 , donde narra con detalle sus épicas travesías y la lucha por la supervivencia en el continente blanco.
