Team plans to retrace Shackleton’s South Georgia crossing

Culture · First reported 9 Nov, 10:01 · Updated 10:40

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A documentary team including Dan Snow is preparing to retrace Ernest Shackleton’s 1916 crossing of South Georgia. The team expects to adapt its route to changed glacier conditions and avoid a descent considered too dangerous; Snow said modern technology will make its journey different from Shackleton’s.

The eight-person team includes historian Dan Snow, explorer Preet Chandi and Dr John Shears, who led the expedition that found the Endurance wreck in 2022.
Shackleton crossed South Georgia in 1916 to reach help at the whaling station in Stromness after the Endurance was lost and his crew reached Elephant Island.
The team plans to land by inflatable boat from a cruise ship, but glacier retreat means it cannot follow the historic route exactly, and it may avoid a dangerous mountainside descent.

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Key facts

Team size: Eight people.
Historic crossing: Shackleton crossed South Georgia in 1916.
Destination: The whaling station at Stromness.
Historic sea journey: Shackleton travelled 800 miles from Elephant Island to South Georgia.
Documentary partnership: The documentary is in partnership with South Georgia Heritage Trust.