I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns.

A few moments later at 2:50 a. Bruce who had failed to acquire financial backing was happy that Shackleton should adopt his plans which were similar to those being followed by the German explorer Wilhelm Filchner. The party was forced to ride out the storm offshore in constant danger of being daErnest Shackletond against the rocks.

Born in County Kildare Ireland Shackleton and his family moved to Sydenham in suburban London when he was ten. At his wife's request he was buried there.