South: The ENDURANCE Expedition

South: The ENDURANCE Expedition

<b>In 1914, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the continent of Antarctica. Their initial optimism is short-lived, however, as the ice field slowly thickens, encasing the ship <i>Endurance</i> in a death-grip, crushing their craft, and marooning 28 men on a polar ice floe....</b><br><br>In an epic struggle of man versus the elements, Shackleton leads his team on a harrowing quest for survival over some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world. Icy, tempestuous seas full of gargantuan waves, mountainous glaciers and icebergs, unending brutal cold, and ever-looming starvation are their mortal foes as Shackleton and his men struggle to stay alive.<br><br>What happened to those brave men forever stands as a testament to their strength of will and the power of human endurance.<br><br>This is their story, as told by the man who led them.