Book: 20261004 to 20261105, "Endurance by Alfred Lansing" by Alfred Lansing
PREFACE 20261004 - Part One, 1 Ice conditions in the Weddell Sea, while never good, were the worst they had ever been in the memory of the Norwegian whaling skippers operating in the area. Several of them predicted it would be impossible to get through, and some even tried to dissuade Shackleton from trying until the following season. p24 This is a critical point. If the probability of success is already low, this should stop people from trying. It's not a engineering challenge. Shackleton's survival is more about luck. One of the few items the expedition had failed to bring from England was worm powder. p36 To look after anything alive, we need to prepare for illness. Antibiotics, vitamins, worm powder are critical. 20261019 - Part Two, 61 After he had spoken, he reached under his parka and took out a gold cigarette case and several gold sovereigns and threw them into the snow at his feet. p64 Brilliant! Gold is completely useless. No one would care about them in t...