Have read the book about endurance, watched the docs and even been to see the bluddeh lifeboat at Dulwich college and still can’t get my head around how this story is true. The crew’s diary entries are comical how understated they are about the whole thing
“For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” X
