Legend has it that Antarctic adventurer Ernest Shackleton posted an advertisement in a London paper before his infamous Endurance expedition: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, ...

The Endurance set sail from Plymouth in 1914 with a crew of past and future polar icons aboard. But true fame only found the ship after she sank. In November of 1915, she was crushed by the ice, ...

Sir Ernest Shackleton and his ship, the Endurance, have a truly captivating story from 1915. Interestingly, it’s not because the planned expedition was successful, but because despite failure and ...

Ernest Shackleton survived Antarctica, but many believe a part of him never truly left. His expedition endured starvation, madness, and a silence so complete it broke men psychologically. Survivors ...

The inaugural Irish Polar Medal was presented to McNish’s great grand-nephew John by sailor and Irish Polar Institute chair Máire Breathnach at an event in the National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co ...