http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:07:20 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Henry Worsley recently gave an interview to the Adventurist website, you can click the link below to read what he said: The Adventurist It's great to see that more and more people are coming on board - we appreciate everyone's... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-adventurist-1.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-adventurist-1.php The Team Henry Worsley Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:07:20 +0000 In a very successful charity auction dinner last night at The Avenue in St James's, London, over £61,000 was raised for the Shackleton Foundation. There are so many people to thank, including the donators of some stunning auction prizes,... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-avenue-1.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-avenue-1.php The Team Fundraising Media Coverage Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:50:56 +0000 Next week we will be holding a gala dinner and charity auction in London to raise funds for the Shackleton Foundation. One of the main prizes is the chance to have the villain named after you in SAS soldier-turned-author... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/gala-dinner.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/gala-dinner.php The Team Friends Fundraising Shackleton Foundation Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:13:04 +0000 This beautiful underwater photo is one of Henry Kaiser's, a colleague of Werner Herzog's, the famous documentary maker who's newest film is about Antarctica. It opens in Manhattan on Wednesday, the reviewer notes that: "If this were a nature... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/antarctica/werner-herzogs-antarctica.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/antarctica/werner-herzogs-antarctica.php Antarctica Antarctica Photography South Pole Gazette Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:41:45 +0000 Satellite imagery shows the "sticky spot" which holds the ice back (ice rise "a"); red dots indicate two GPS stations (Image: Douglas Wiens et al) In the past few years, researchers have noticed that glaciers around the world seem... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/antarctica/antarctic-earthquakes-1.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/antarctica/antarctic-earthquakes-1.php Antarctica Antarctica Education Science Technology Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:53:43 +0000 We are in the midst of a website re-vamp - over the coming weeks and months you will start to see a completely different website. We've done pretty well so far - including being designated 'charity website of the month'... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/website-re-vamp-.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/website-re-vamp-.php The Team Friends Technology Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:12:54 +0000 Technology knows no bounds, are we witnessing the end of heroic exploration as we know it? It seems a little disappointing that the robots in question look like glorified snowmobiles, but researchers at Georgia Tech have designed a robot... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/antarctica/robot-explorers-1.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/antarctica/robot-explorers-1.php Antarctica Antarctica South Pole Gazette Technology Thu, 29 May 2008 14:23:42 +0000 (image courtesy of www.jamescairdsociety.com) Every evening whilst the guys were out on the ice, they would read part of Shackleton's 'The Heart of the Antarctic' - his account of the Nimrod Expedition. Doing so, the guys were able to... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/greenland-diaries-evenings-1.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/greenland-diaries-evenings-1.php The Team Greenland Training Mon, 26 May 2008 13:45:25 +0000 Food glorious food. Out on the ice for 17 days, the guys were able to give the once over on their rations - to see what was tasty and what was nasty. Because of the monotonous nature of skiing day... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/greenland-diaries-menu-1.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/greenland-diaries-menu-1.php The Team Greenland Nutrition Training Sat, 24 May 2008 13:44:33 +0000 Over the next two weeks we'll be looking to bring you a few updates on what went on in Greenland. First, here's a brief explanation of where the guys went and why they went there. Why Milne Land? The... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/greenland-diaries-where-why.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/greenland-diaries-where-why.php The Team Greenland Training Sun, 18 May 2008 13:26:01 +0000 Yesterday the BBC News website covered our story, looking at the Shackleton Centenary Expedition. Click the following link Descendants train for polar trek to read their take on what we're doing. This isn't the first time they've covered us... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/bbc-news-online-ii.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/bbc-news-online-ii.php The Team Greenland Media Coverage Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:53:57 +0000 Today's Telegraph has also covered the guy's going to Greenland. Click the following link Descendants follow in steps of Shackleton and his team to read more.... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-telegraph-ii.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-telegraph-ii.php The Team Greenland Media Coverage Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:25:37 +0000 In late 1999/ early 2000 White Mountain Films and NOVA/WGBH Boston co-produced Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure, an IMAX film re-enacting Shackleton's legendary 1914-1916 Expedition to the South Pole. We loved the film when it came out, and have recently been... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/shackletons-leadership-role-.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/shackletons-leadership-role-.php The Team Leadership Sir Ernest Shackleton Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:22:48 +0000 (Henry Adams, Will Gow and Henry Worsley) Today's thelondonpaper has also covered the guy's going to Greenland. Click the following link London descendent of Shackleton to finish Pole mission to read Henry Worsley explaining why they chose to go... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-london-paper-1.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/the-london-paper-1.php The Team Greenland Media Coverage Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:44:34 +0000 Last week we mentioned how the guys had left for Greenland to help them prepare for Antarctica six months from now. A local newspaper has covered our story Click the following link Hampshire Man In Bid To Complete Shackleton's... http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/daily-echo.php http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/daily-echo.php The Team Greenland Media Coverage Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:13:34 +0000