Shackleton

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The enthralling new biography of Ernest Shackleton by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

To write about Hell, it helps if you have been there.

In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice.

The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives.

Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history.

Shackleton is an engaging new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership under the most extreme of circumstances. Written by polar adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes who followed in Shackleton's footsteps, he brings his own unique insights to bear on these infamous expeditions. Shackleton is both re-appraisal and a valediction, separating the man from the myth he has become.

Praise for Sir Ranulph Fiennes:

'The World's Greatest Living Explorer' - Guinness Book of Records

'Full of awe-inspiring details of hardship, resolve and weather that defies belief, told by someone of unique authority. No one is more tailor-made to tell [this] story than Sir Ranulph Fiennes' - Newsday

'Fiennes' own experiences certainly allow him to write vividly and with empathy of the hell that the men went through' - The Sunday Times

© Ranulph Fiennes 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • An insider’s look into a very select club … Fiennes’ personal asides help to explain the unfathomable – such as how and why humans could and, more inexplicably, would persist with moving their tortured bodies across tortured landscapes in such extreme cold … For anyone with a passion for polar exploration, this is a must read.

    New York Times

  • THE definitive book on my hero Shackleton and no one could have done it better. “The Boss” would have heartily approved of such an authentic account by one of the few men who truly knows what it’s like to challenge Antarctica

    Lorraine Kelly

  • Fiennes makes a fine guide on voyage into Shackleton’s world . . . What makes this book so engaging is the author’s own storytelling skills

    Irish Independent

  • With first-hand experience of polar expeditions, Fiennes relates these tales of exploration and survival, adding insight to Shackleton’s journeys unlike any other biographer

    Radio Times

  • An insider’s look into a very select club . . . Fiennes’ personal asides help to explain the unfathomable – such as how and why humans could and, more inexplicably, would persist with moving their tortured bodies across tortured landscapes in such extreme cold . . . For anyone with a passion for polar exploration, this is a must read

    New York Times

  • Fiennes brings the promised perspective of one who has been there, illuminating Shackleton’s actions by comparing them with his own. Beginners to the Heroic Age will enjoy this volume, as will serious polar adventurers seeking advice. For all readers, it’s a tremendous story

    The Wall Street Journal

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