The Endurance 2 Expedition

A 21st century recreation of Ernest Shackleton‘s famous expedition to the Antarctic

The expedition dogs stand on the ice next to the Endurance

*incident unrecorded in thediaries of the expedition

As the Endurance sits on the ice, wildlife gather (including species not normally recorded in the Antarctic)*

Winter sets in with Endurance still immobilised

*incident unrecorded in thediaries of the expedition

In the depths of the Antarctic winter a small party leave the ship to record the march of the Emperor Penguins to their breeding sites*

*incident unrecorded in thediaries of the expedition

The penguins applaud the explorers*

Expedition photographer,Frank Hurley, dives into theicy depths of the sinking shipto recover his glass plates

As Hurley dives, a groupof penguins swim past*

*incident unrecorded in thediaries of the expedition

Shackleton rescues a colleague who had fallen into the icy ocean as the ice floes melt

The James Caird leavesElephant Island

Grey monsters of the deep pass by the Caird as it is tossed about in the mountainous seas of the Antarctic Ocean

Shackleton and his two companions struggle through the snows of South Georgia

Emerging from the vastness of the snowfields they finally reach safety