Today on Far Future Horizons we explore the frigid wastes of Antarctica
with Sir Ernest Shackleton and the intrepid crew of Endurance.
Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure is a documentary film
that tells the extraordinary true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest
Shackleton’s now-legendary 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic
Expedition. While never accomplishing its goal of the first crossing of the
Antarctic continent, this expedition has become a larger-than-life testament to
heroism and human endurance, with all 28 men surviving nearly two years in the
barren, frigid Antarctic when their ship, Endurance, was caught in pack ice and
eventually crushed.
In October-November 1999 and April 2000, the
Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure production team undertook two expeditions to
the Antarctic, capturing stunning images as they retraced and re-created the
journey of Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance.
In addition to re-creating the experiences of
Shackleton and his men, Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure features three of the
world’s most-accomplished mountaineers—Reinhold Messner, Stephen Venables, and
Conrad Anker. These three climbers retraced the historic steps of Shackleton,
Frank Worsley and Tom Crean across the mountains and glaciers of South
Georgia Island, providing perspective on what the three explorers accomplished
during this seemingly impossible traverse, the last leg of their 17-month-long
quest for civilization and rescue.
Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure recounts a true story
of epic proportions that is ideally captured in the giant-screen format, where
viewers will feel as if they have been transported back in time to experience
what is considered to be the greatest survival story of all time.
Shackleton’s
Antarctic Adventure, narrated by Kevin Spacey is
available on DVD from Amazon.com.
Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure
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