![]() It was never achieved, and it remained untried for forty-three years until 1957. The goal of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, as its name implies, was to cross the Antarctic continent overland from west to east. The island of Paulet, which was 346 miles northwest across the pack ice, was the only place where they could find food and shelter. The nearest land was the Palmer Peninsula, which was 182 miles west of the Endurance. The ship was listing heavily to the side, and the entire starboard side of the deckhouse had been crushed by the ice with such force that some empty gasoline cans had been pushed through the deckhouse wall. The ice pierced the Endurance’s sides within an hour of the last man being off the ship. It looked like some giant vise was being applied to the ship and was slowly tightening until she could no longer hold out against its pressure. The whole scene was one of calm, but far away to the south, a gale was blowing toward them.Īs the ship continued to struggle, the men could hear ice breaking off and hitting the ship’s side. They took the forty-nine huskies from their kennels and slid each one down to other men waiting below. The dog-team drivers had made a canvas chute down to the ice alongside the ship. They accepted their defeat almost apathetically. For most of the men, however, no order was needed because by then everybody knew that the ship was done and that it was time to give up trying to save her. The order to abandon ship was given at 5 P. Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 1 ![]() ![]() #4 The ice pierced the Endurance’s sides within an hour of the last man being off the ship. #3 As the ship continued to struggle, the men could hear ice breaking off and hitting the ship’s side. The whole scene was one of calm, but far away to the south, a gale was blowing toward them. #2 The dog-team drivers had made a canvas chute down to the ice alongside the ship. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.īook Preview: #1 The order to abandon ship was given at 5 P.
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