Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

Four years later, Shackleton, assuming his first command, mounted the Nimrod expedition. This time, he and three companions went closer to the South Pole than anyone had previously gone ...

I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald ... with everything I needed for the expedition. We had problems right away.

I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald ... with everything I needed for the expedition. We had problems right away.

On 3 June 1916, Stanley had ever seen so many people at the new Town Hall, to welcome Sir Ernest Shackleton ... from south Georgia arriving here on the 31st May, Capt. Worsley. The expedition ...

One hundred years on from the death of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton ... explorers raced to be the first to reach the South Pole and to conquer the planet’s furthest reaches.

For many travelers, visiting the South Pole ... for most polar expeditions in the past. Hence, this is where you will find the historic huts of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.

In a recovery-bound economy, it’s probably hard to sell vacations that cost up to $12,000 per person. But for a few Prior Lake families, the experience of exploring an unusual destination ...