1907, shackleton organized his own expedition and went to the South Pole again. This expedition ship is called "Hunter". Shackleton's purpose is to plant the British flag in the South Pole himself. The crew set up a camp on the Antarctic coast. Shackleton turned the camp into a warm home. They set off for the South Pole on1October 3rd 1908 and 165438+, and arrived at165438+1October 26th. They have broken the record of the last discovery and exploration. However, shackleton used a pony transportation planted in the northeast of China, which proved unsuccessful. In the process of advancing to the South Pole, the last four ponies fell into an ice hole and almost dragged a partner in. This incident almost ruled out the possibility of them reaching the South Pole. They trudged for another month. 100 years ago today,1909 65438+10.9, they made a final sprint to the south pole, and finally planted the British flag at 88 degrees 23 minutes south latitude (88 23' s), which is only about 180 kilometers away from the south pole. Everyone was exhausted, and the four of them had to travel day and night to get back to the boat before starvation. All four people were infected with severe dysentery. In order to prevent the ship from leaving without waiting for them, shackleton and another stronger partner set off first, leaving the other two in a well-stocked supply station. The departure partner was rescued in March 1. Shackleton, who just boarded the ship, insisted on personally leading the team to meet people. Two days later, they returned to the ship with two stragglers.
The second Antarctic expedition ended in failure again, but shackleton reached unprecedented depth and won respect for his love for his partner. He was knighted by the British royal family and became famous all over the world. Many countries invited him to give a speech, and shackleton respected the inviting countries very much. He often asks people to translate his speeches into the local language and then read them himself. Although the accent is not standard, it is very popular. It is said that he can also speak in Chinese. He is also rational about his failure. He himself commented that a live donkey is better than a dead lion.
Two years later, 19 1 1 year, Norwegian explorer Amundsen finally reached the South Pole, and shackleton lost the opportunity to be the first person to reach the South Pole. His former leader, British explorer Scott, was only a few weeks late for the game against Amundsen and died with his companions on his way back to the seaside. Shackleton sent a telegram to Amundsen, which read as follows: Heartiest congratulations, greatest achievement. He said to himself, what am I waiting for? He immediately began to prepare for the transcontinental expedition.
1 965438+On August, 20041day, Sir shackleton led the endurance race from London. The goal of this expedition is to cross the Antarctic continent on foot. In fact, this time they didn't even land on the Antarctic coast. Ice floes surrounded Endurance, making it difficult to move. Shackleton and his crew had to abandon the ship and move to an ice floe. Endurance sank to the bottom of the sea after 10 months. At this time, shackleton had only one wish: to bring all the crew back alive. In the following five months, 28 of them boarded a huge ice floe, which disintegrated and gradually became smaller with the passage of time. 1965438+On April 9, 2006, the ice floe broke completely, and the three lifeboats left by the Endurance were thrown into the sea again. After drifting in the ice sea for 7 days and 7 nights, they boarded the deserted elephant island. Shackleton then boarded the largest lifeboat with five other people, crossed about 1300 km and drifted to South Georgia Island. This epic voyage lasted 16 days on the sea with extremely bad weather. After landing, shackleton continued to hike across the Georgian mountains in Vietnam, looking for a whaling station for help.
1916 at 3pm on may 20th, shackleton and his two partners struggled to the nearest whaling station. Norwegian whalers expressed great admiration and respect for them. Three days later, they boarded a whaling ship and began to rescue their companions trapped in Elephant Island. On August 30th, after four failed attempts, he finally found a way through the ice floe, and found that all his 22 companions were safe and sound on the island. Everyone has to be saved. At this time, they have spent two dark and snowstorm-filled winters in the Antarctic, and the lowest temperature in their area is over 50 degrees below zero. It was a successful escape, but it was still a failed adventure.
Shackleton did not write a "first time" in the history of world exploration, but he set an unattainable height in the hearts of all explorers. His infinite respect, trust and care for his teammates always shines. He can always make players full of hope in extreme adversity and always create a miracle of life. "Endurance", as its name implies, shines indelibly as a leader.