Give me Shackleton every time

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May 8th 2008

Published: May 12th 2008

"Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results." Thus said Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914 (better known as the Endurance expedition) and star of one of history's most stirring tales of triumph over extreme hardship. There have been umpteen books written about the Endurance expedition but it's a story that never pales in the tell... Read Full Entry

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John McCabe

Jabe

I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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Rainbow and cables

Church detail

Unexpected temple elephant

Siu mai a la Punta Arenas

Penguin on school mural

Building

Plaza Munoz Gamero

Building

Plaza Munoz Gamero

Shackleton Bar

Hotel Jose Nogueira

Old site of the First Company of Firemen

Circuito Turistico Antartico The building originally here hosted a reception for the first Antarctic scientific expedition led by Belgian Adrien de Gerlache, whose crew included such notables as Amundsen and Frederick Cook.

The British Club

Circuito Turistico Antartico The British Club comprised the upper stories of this building. From here, Sir Ernest Shackleton planned the rescue of his men as part of the failed Endurance expedition. The celebration of the success of the recovery operation also took place here.

The house of Juan Blanchard

Circuito Turistico Antartico Blanchard was a partner in the Magellan Whaling Society, the first to develop pelagic whaling at the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.

Old site of the Post Office

Circuito Turistico Antartico Here, in 1904, Scott sent nearly 400 letters announcing that his 1901 Antarctic expedition had returned safely.

Municipal Theatre

Circuito Turistico Antartico Designed by the same architect as Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. In 1916, Frank Hurley first exhibited his stunning photos from the Endurance expedition here.

Old site of the Hotel de France

Circuito Turistico Antartico Amundsen stayed here before embarking on the de Gerlache expedition.

Old site of the Kosmos Hotel

Circuito Turistico Antartico Polar explorer Richard Byrd stayed here in 1940.

Tomb of Adolfo Andresen

Circuito Turistico Antartico Founder of the Magallanes Whaling Society.

Charlie Milward's house

Circuito Turistico Antartico Milward was a relative of Bruce Chatwin. Apparently Shackleton stayed here while organising the Elephant Island rescue and, suffering a nervous breakdown, fired several shots into the walls of the main drawing room.

12th May 2008

Stephen Paul
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Domes, Shafts and Columns
Bushes, Flagpoles, Chimneys, Penguin Arms, Elephant trunks, Church Steeples... even the figure of the El Templo nightclub has 5 phallus' for fingers! That, or maybe they just happen to be shaped that way with no forethought of a penis? Unique pics of the scenes of Punta Arenas!

5th June 2008

barrygahan
Barry

You do know your Shackleton!
Very interesting blog, I had no idea there were this many Shackleton & Antarctica connections in Punta Arenas.

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