The Shackleton Crossing by a Repeat Offender
Event Information
About this event
The Shackleton Crossing by a Repeat Offender: Since taking part in the IMAX film ‘Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure’ in 2000, Stephen Venables has followed Shackleton’s route from King Haakon Bay to Stromness no less than four times, with a fifth crossing scheduled for 2022. He will describe the route and some of the peaks he has climbed along the way. His pictures will also highlight drastic changes to the landscape since 1916.
The Crossing in its setting: Following Stephen's graphic description of following in Shackleton's footsteps, Bob Burton will describe the hazardous arrival of the crew of the James Caird at South Georgia and their landing in Cave Cove. He will then take up the story again as Shackleton, Worsley and Crean arrive at Stromness and recover from their ordeal.
Organiser South Georgia Association
Organiser of The Shackleton Crossing by a Repeat Offender
The South Georgia Association was formed to give voice to those who care for South Georgia, a remote mountainous island of exceptional natural beauty in the Southern Atlantic, with abundant wildlife both on the island and in the surrounding ocean. Uninhabited apart from two small research stations, a summer Museum, and a few government employees, it is an unspoilt wilderness with a fascinating heritage that is nonetheless environmentally vulnerable.
Our Objectives:
- To encourage interest in, and concern for, the island of South Georgia
- To encourage the study of South Georgia, and promote the conservation of its natural and cultural heritage.
- To promote contacts and encourage fellowship among those who have lived and worked in or around South Georgia, have visited or are interested in the Island.
