October 19, 2025

Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Boss - Part 1

46 minutes

Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874â1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer best known for his daring Antarctic expeditions during the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration. Born in County Kildare, Ireland, and raised in London, Shackleton first ventured south with Robert Falcon Scott on the Discovery Expedition (1901â1904), before leading his own journeys aboard Nimrod (1907â1909) and Endurance (1914â1917). Though he never reached the South Pole, his leadership during the Endurance expeditionâwhen his ship was crushed by ice and he led all 28 men to safetyâearned him lasting fame as a model of courage, resilience, and leadership under pressure. Shackleton died of a heart attack in 1922 while preparing for another Antarctic voyage, and was buried on South Georgia Island, where his legacy as one of historyâs greatest explorers endures.

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