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Endurance Section 1, Ch 1-8

Motivation 3380

Dr. Mark Berg

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Chapter 1

Abandon Ship

  • Efforts to save
  • Escape
  • 27 Men
  • Nearest land?
  • Nearest shelter?

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Chapter 2

Trans-Antarctic Crossing

  • 1914 Shackleton's 3rd attempt
  • 1907 He and 3 others failed
  • Success in 1957, Fuchs
    • Heated Tracked Vehicles
    • Planes, Radios
      • 4 months

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Chapter 2

Shackleton's planned route

  • Crew selection
    • Who ?
  • Left Buenos Aires October 26th 1914

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Chapter 3

  • Who is Blackboro?
  • South Georgia, Grytviken,Nov 5th
  • Left Dec 4th
  • First Ice
  • Rampart Berg
  • Jan 24th Orde-Lees “frozen like….

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Chapter 4

  • Stuck in Ice
  • Fall
  • Prepare for Winter

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Chapter 5

Winter

  • Polar night
  • Spirits of the men?
  • The Ritz
  • Passing time

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Chapter 6

  • Barometer Drops
  • Pressure July 21
  • Confidence

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Chapter 7

1.9 Degrees above zero

  • Why was that significant?

Spring?

  • How did they know?

Afloat!

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Chapter 8

October 24th

  • Pressure returned

Pump work

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Time to get off the ship