A Moving Tribute To Sir Ernest Shackleton
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- During a 2016 visit to South Georgia Island by the M/V Silverseas Explorer our expedition leader, Mr. Peter Harrison, gave this very moving tribute and toast to the great Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Sir Ernest Shackleton was a real hero and incredible leader. He was a real man upon real men. The story of the Endurance is still one of the greatest survival stories ever. His men all survived despite incredible odds against them. Any person who wants to find inspiration only needs to study this true story and how they all made it back to civilization. Shackleton's first name is fitting because he definitely earned knighthood and his place in heaven. It is not so much who you love, but how many people love you back. May he continue to rest in peace. God speed.
He inspired so many,
One of few people who honestly earned peerage by survival alone
However he was a "Explorer" unlike what is being said in this video... He was one of the first humans to set foot on Elephant Island, then crossed South Georgia for the first time in HUMAN history....He failed at his own dreams, but then achieved others while saving his men indirectly.
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A rather poor description, he did not fail. The success was to know that he could not reach the Pole, then to turn and return with all his men safe. A Great Leader.
I agree. He was so close to being the first to the pole but had the wisdom to turn back
That's literally what the man said
Love this story, I'm so glad to see Ernest Shackleton's grave - and your kind words for that wonderful man. Thank you!
The transport for his final Journey was on the shoulders of his Pall Bearers, they were all whalers from the Islands of Shetland.
Ernest Shackleton was Irish
@@christinelindsay7864 Of course he was British (ireland was part of the UK at the time) but i too thought the speaker was mistaken when he said the little island of Britain had produced Shackleton. He was born and raised (up to a point) not on the island of Britain but on the neighbouring island of Ireland. So i think its true to say he was produced by Ireland (rather than saying he was produced by Britain.)
@Soreofhing I have acknowledged that in my comments. Nonetheless, there are 2 islands in the UK (Britain and Ireland) and in that context, Shackleton was from Ireland.
I don't dispute that he was British rather he was not from the island of Britain as the speaker claimed. In fairness there were 2 other irishmen on that journey to south Georgia
(Timmy McCarthy & Tom Crean) so there is legitimate "irish pride" involved.
Funny how people accept that McNish was Scottish
@@martinfarrell2204 There were more Scots with the Surgeon Alexander Macklin and AB Thomas MacLeod.
Maybe look up Wellingtons "Claim of being born Irish".
@@benwilson6145 I know all about his feeling about being Irish. Little wonder Irish people could not be loyal to the crown.
What a wonderful tribute to the mighty Sir Ernest, who remains an inspiration 100 years after his death - bravo, Mr Harrison!
Thank you so much for uploading this.
Regarding what was said about Shackleton’s accomplishments. Much to their credit, and unlike what I suspect would occur today, the "higher-ups" of both the geographic and the exploring communities at that time, _did_ recognize the significance of what was accomplished by the "Nimrod" expedition. It was the largest advance (and by no small margin) ever made toward the goal of reaching _either_ pole.
In fact, he got close enough where many thoughtful people considered the goal essentially accomplished, and that to use those limited funds available for scientific exploring, to advance that final 97 (or 105 or 117, whatever) miles was misguided; essentially pure glory seeking at a time when there were no shortage of other goals which, at least in their opinion, should be given priority.
(I hold somewhat the same opinion of Amundsen’s "discovery" of the NorthWest" passage. The discovering, not to mention the dying, was all done, and now it was simply following an already blazed trail "in one go". To be honest, so far as I’m concerned the only thing A. accomplished that was worth noting, and it was unquestionably of importance, was his pinning down what was, at that time, the North magnetic pole’s exact location.)
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