On 24 April 1916 Shackleton and five of his men began an epic 800-mile open-boat voyage to South Georgia, leaving the remaining 22 men behind on Elephant Island After three frustrated rescue attempts, ...

Three simple words echoed in the freezing air as their ship, their lifeline and their hope vanished in front of them. A crew of 27 watched in horror after Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton yelled out: ...

Pilot Luis Pardo who was the skipper of the scout ship Yelcho and challenged Antarctica's ice to rescue Shackleton's crew The fragile looking Yelcho gallantly displayed following her feat The ...

A black and white film negative of Shackleton’s expedition to the Antarctic winter flashlight scene in the Weddell Sea, showing Endurance stuck fast. Credit: Library of Congress There are few stories ...

A century ago this month, as Europe was at war and plans were being made for an Irish rebellion, a motley multinational group of adventurers was stranded in ice thousands of miles away. Ernest ...

Explorer’s letters to his wife show that he was aware of the ship’s flaws in Antarctic ice Sarah Knapton is the Science Editor of The Telegraph and has covered all areas of science since 2013. She has ...