Endurance Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

king of the ice

Ok so its a documentary. Its not march of the penguins and you would have to have been living on the moon to not know who Ernest Shacklton is.

That being said this is well worth a viewing. There are some amazing photo's from the actual journey and the actual tale of Shacklton and his mens strength of will to keep going makes Touching the Void look like the sort of thing they would do for fun.

It is people like Shacklton who we should hold up as our greatest hero. True nobility of spirit comes from a mans concern for others and the level to which he will risk his own life for others. Shacklton must therefore be one of the bravest and most noble men to ever grace this planet.

You could not make up the things these men put themselfs through but to give you an idea, how do you feel about spending two years in sub-zero temperatures (down to -40) with 1900's clothing, while living under an up-turned boat. Then finish your trip off with a sale across the wildest expanse of ocean in the world in an open row boat and then traverse an uncharted glacial covered island interror before making it to safety. Then return to the antartic to save the rest of your men. Then sale back to good old blighty in time to sign up for WW1 so most of you can get your heads blown off in a mud filled trench. No, just go back to bitching about how hard it is to get the microwavable Pizza out of the box.............

Endurance...wow!

Brilliant film/documentary.

I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a factual account of this voyage. The photography and 'video' clips are remarkable. This man was a true hero who, sadly, was born at the wrong time.