When did the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition start? How far did the crew go before running into their first problem? The book Endurance tells the story of British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his 27 men who, in 1914, set out to cross Antarctica on foot. Five months into the expedition, the ship became trapped between ice floes and forced the crew to abandon the ship. Keep reading to learn more about how the imperial trans-antarctic expedition started and when it ran into trouble.
The Beginning of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
