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Shackleton Epic comes to the boardroom

By ShackletonEpic On April 29, 2013 · Add Comment
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Business heads urged to lead courageously 11 March 2013 Australian business leaders keen to explore what it takes to lead courageously in the 21st century are convening next month in the inspiring and challenging environment of the Shackleton Epic Leadership Round Table. Being held at the Sydney Opera House, the Shackleton Epic Leadership Round Table [...]
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Over and Out

On February 21, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more.. - Lord Byron Before I started working on this expedition I had this romantic idea [...]
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Doing ‘the double’

On February 19, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
Guest blog post by Shackleton Epic expedition leader, Tim Jarvis: Had we attempted the Shackleton 'double' as recently as 1962, a knock on the door of the manager’s house at Stromness would have met with a greeting….albeit in Japanese not Norwegian. When whaling in South Georgia was finally wound up in the mid-1960s the whole [...]
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A week on….Tim Jarvis sends his thanks

On February 18, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
Walking into Stromness whaling station in the failing light of 11th February meant that we achieved the ‘Shackleton double’ bringing with it a mix of emotions that are hard to describe. Certainly there is elation, relief and pride and a great sense of camaraderie amongst the team, but added to this there is now an [...]
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Guest blog post #3 by Nick Bubb, skipper

On February 17, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
Part 3 of 3… Eventually after 11 nights at sea, dawn broke and we could see land. We spent several hours sizing up the topography and eventually gained a little confidence in our position. We were about ten miles upwind of King Haakon Bay. This was ideal and roughly where we expected to be so [...]
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Happy Birthday Boss

On February 16, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover – Mark Twain Yesterday marked a very significant part of the [...]
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Guest blog #2 by Nick Bubb, skipper

On February 15, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
Generally, as far as the weather went, we were very lucky. Apart from right at the end we never had to sail upwind and we only went through one major storm. We were able to sail downwind during this period of bad weather and it only lasted for around 36 hours and I doubt the [...]
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Guest blog post from Nick Bubb, skipper

On February 14, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
Part One/Day One of the Expedition (this is an edited version of a note Nick wrote from his bunk to his family – we’ll continue to post the rest of his great story) The Shackleton Epic Expedition began for real on 21st January 2013.  We left King George Island in the early evening with 15 [...]
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Steaks, sunsets and songs

On February 13, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed? – Hunter S. Thompson The post-expedition eating and sleeping fest continues with most crew performing their duties in fine form.  Overnight Baz performed a stealth mission on the fruit bowl, [...]
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I can see clearly now…

On February 12, 2013 By ShackletonEpic
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration  – Ansel Adams I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the guys completed ‘the epic’ on the same day that the sun made a rare but welcome appearance.  There have been many coincidences on this journey filled with fated [...]
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