February 15,1874- Ernest Shackleton was born.
2: Into the pack ice.
1: Preparation.
At 5 p.m., Shackleton gives order to abandon the Endurance November 1 After futile, three-day attempt to march over the ice, Shackleton has crew erect Ocean Camp November 21 Shackleton and 27 men left the South Georgia town to Aatarctica with their ship called Endurance. 1887- Ernest left Fir lodge to go to Dulwhich College. December 7, 1914- … Though he was unsuccessful in being the first to reach the South Pole (he fell 180km short), his epic journey of the Nimrod Expedition is well noted in history, and he continues to be one of the most notable southern explorers of the Heroic Era. 1907- Shackleton mapped out his plans for his expedition./4. 3: Voyage of the James Caird. 4: South Georgia again. A Timeline of Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition Shackleton, a seasoned-explorer, had his sights set on the venturing to the South Pole.
September 13, 1990- Shackleton wrote to volunteer for the National Antarctic Expedition.