he went twice 1st in 1907 and 2nd in 1914
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27 and 5000 sent in application slips!!
ernest shackleton took 28 men
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Ernest Shackleton survived many ordeals, but failed to survive the the heart attack he suffered on January 5, 1922. He was buried in South Georgia.
Many people would have considered him to be a hero.
Shackleton's first challenge was the ship breaking. Second, it broke and he had to race against time to take everything out. Third, the cold weather. Then surviving. Shackleton had many challenges overall.
He had 2 brother and 8 sisters
Shackleton is known for 'not losing a man' on his expeditions.
James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott
Shackleton is famous for not 'losing a man' on his Antarctic expeditions.