Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration

Lansing's detailed account of the 1915 Trans-Antarctic Expedition illuminates the stark reality that Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition did not fulfill its goal. In fact, the expedition never even set foot upon the continent that they had intended to cross. The outstanding success of that motley crew of adventurers was in their ability to endure the harsh Antarctic climate. Despite having their ship crushed by an ice cap, spending the dark Antarctic winter hopelessly alone, suffering through a stormy

• Howell, Jon P. (2013) Chapter 4: Ernest Shackleton – Antarctic Explorer. In Snapshots of Great Leaders, pg. 45-50, New York: Routledge. I thought that Shackleton’s leadership especially admirable because he was able to stay composed and direct his followers in dire situations that could potentially cost him and his crewmates their lives. He would voluntarily be the first one to suffer during resource shortages and be the first one to take risks to make sure it is safe for others to follow. The

Was Ernest Shackleton a Good Leader? Ernest Shackleton, a man with heart, vision and a dream. He had all the skill for success; yet never achieve the fame and fortune he desired. Looking over his life, his character and his experiences give us an insight to who he really was. I will show that he had the skills necessary to be consider one of the great leaders of his time. Ernest was known as an explorer and he was honored with Knighthood. He wanted to be the first to reach the South Pole, but R.

Intro: What characteristics come together to form a great leader? Throughout the novel, Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Sir Ernest Shackleton portrayed many key characteristics on his expedition across the Antarctic that demonstrated good leadership. On an expedition that was as dangerous and long as his had been, Shackleton had no other choice than to be a good leader for his crew. Although there were many, three of the most important characteristics that Shackleton contributed to being a

Context (Internal and External Environment): It is said in the Dubrin textbook that in order to be an effective leader, he/she needs to be able to have multicultural skills and adaptability (DuBrin, A. J., 2014). One of the examples of Shackleton possessing internal and external influences. The external environment of the cold and wind made it difficult for the crew members to find any sort of happiness or entertainment. Shackleton was able to find the teams internal hobbies and passions and planned

1.0 Introduction: Shackleton, who died in 1922 at the age of around forty-seven, certainly not achieved his objective of traversing the continent of Antarctica but remembered these days for something more astonishing. In recent years, polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton has been celebrated through books, autobiography, films, and a major museum display (Lagace, 2004). Here this satiated journal attempts to critically explore and relate his leadership chronicle, activities on the ice that have a

This video was about Ernest Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914. This expedition was supposed to be first to cross continent with their Trans continent boat Endurance. Shackleton chose 27 men to serve a variety of positions, such as running and navigating the ship, cooks, scientists, surgeons and photographer. His expedition failed to cross the continent, because his boat got trapped in thick pack ice, and man were forced to abandon ship and continue expedition on foot and smaller boat to

The authors of “The Last Wilderness Preserve” and “A New Land of Opportunity” have completely different viewpoints on what should be done with the continent of Antarctica. One believes that Antarctica should remain unscathed and unharmed while another believes that humans should use Antarctica to their advantage and suck of of the natural resources possible out of it. Though both give evidence to support their argument, I believe gives a better argument that the other. In the passages, the author

........................12 4. Later Years...……………………………………………………………...14 5. References ………………………………………………………………15 Abstract: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton is considered to be one of the greatest Antarctic explorers of all time, not because that he was successful in all his expeditions. In fact all of the expeditions he undertook were failures. So why is he given this legendary status? His simple ability to lead the men in his crew to safety, to handle

news that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team had become the first expedition to reach the South Pole (Koehn, 2013, 2010, p. 5). The race was over, and a winner declared. Shackleton missed out on his opportunity to be the first, the exploration had been done. A goal that is big, hairy and audacious, could not be accurately describe a goal that possesses no risk of failure. It is how Shackleton approaches this failure that caused me to understand what it means to be a visionary. A finish