Discover the exhilarating true story of Ernest Shackletons legendary Antarctic expeditionTold through the words of the worlds greatest living explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes one of the only men to understand his experience firsthand . . .For anyone with a passion for polar exploration this is a must read NEW YORK TIMESTHE definitive book on Shackleton and no one could have done it better . . . an authentic account by one of the few men who truly knows what its like to challenge Antarctica LORRAINE KELLYIn 1915 Sir Ernest Shackletons attempt to be the first to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship Endurance became trapped in ice.He and his crew should have died.Instead through a long dark winter Shackleton fought back enduring subzero temperatures a perilous lifeboat journey across icy seas and a murderous march over glaciers to seek help.Shackletons epic trek is one of historys most enthralling adventures. But who was he How did previous Antarctic expeditions and his rivalry with Captain Scott forge him And what happened afterwards to the man many believed was invincibleIn this astonishing account Fiennes brings the story vividly to life in a book that is part celebration part vindication and all adventure.Fiennes makes a fine guide on voyage into Shackletons world . . . What makes this book so engaging is the authors own storytelling skills Irish IndependentFiennes relates these tales of exploration and survival adding insight to Shackletons journeys unlike any other biographer Radio TimesPraise for Sir Ranulph FiennesThe Worlds Greatest Living Explorer Guinness Book of RecordsFull of aweinspiring details of hardship resolve and weather that defies belief told by someone of unique authority. No one is more tailormade to tell this story than Sir Ranulph Fiennes NewsdayFiennes own experiences certainly allow him to write vividly and with empathy of the hell that the men went through Sunday Times Fiennes brings the promised perspective of one who has been t