• The Alexandra Shackleton

  • Tim Jarvis AM

  • The Original Journey (1914)

  • Honouring History

  • Official Centenary Expedition

  • Expedition vessel, Alexandra Shackleton

  • Expedition vessel Alexandra Shackleton. Image: Tim Jarvis

  • Expedition support vessel Australis

Latest News

28 February AEDT & GMT/UTC 

The Shackleton Epic crew are now back in the UK and have spent the past few days being interviewed by media including: 

BBC 1 Breakfast, BSKYB and CNN among others.  They’ve been based out of Arup’s London offices for the interviews.  Links to interviews can be found on the Media Coverage page.

The crew were also treated to an official welcome home reception in their honour at the Australian High Commission.

His Excellency, The Hon. Mike Rann, Australian High Commissioner hosted the reception which was also attended by Expedition Patron, The Hon. Alexandra Shackleton and the Chilean Ambassador, His Excellency Tomas Muller Sproat.

The crew were joined by their families, sponsors and supporters at the reception at Australia House, The Strand.

Send your message of support - Send your congratulatory message to the Shackleton Epic crew via info@shackletonepic.com and it will be posted here

Click here to read the latest expedition blog post

Click here to listen to The Telegraph UK's interview with Tim Jarvis shortly after arriving at Stromness, South Georgia

Click here to see latest images in photo gallery

Click here for the latest media release 

Read Tim Jarvis' exclusive SMH/The Age blog here

 

About Shackleton Epic

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic Expedition is one of the greatest survival stories in history and has inspired adventurers across every continent over three generations. Now, in honour of Shackleton’s legendary expedition, a crew of five British and Australian adventurers joined expedition leader Tim Jarvis, AM FRGS, to authentically re-enact Shackleton’s complete ‘double’ voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia and dangerous crossing of its mountainous interior. More…

 

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