Polar perils
Polar perils and the explorers that first travelled there are some of the enduring stories of victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.
The tale of Sir Earnest Shackleton and his crew of 27, Shackleton and his small crew sailed a lifeboat 800 miles and then returned to rescue his men left behind.
Robert Falcon Scott was credited with discovering the antarctic continent. He reached the South Pole on 17th January 1912 a month after the Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen.
The tale of Sir Earnest Shackleton and his crew of 27, Shackleton and his small crew sailed a lifeboat 800 miles and then returned to rescue his men left behind.
Robert Falcon Scott was credited with discovering the antarctic continent. He reached the South Pole on 17th January 1912 a month after the Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen.
