Shackleton: Death or Glory

Name: Shackleton: Death or Glory
Released: 2013-10-10
Cast: Tim Jarvis

October 10, 2013

1 Season • 3 Episodes

Ended

Documentary

"Can six men endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today?"

Overview

This series follows a modern expedition that re-creates Sir Ernest Shackleton's trans-Antarctic expedition, which launched in 1914. The series joins a crew of five intrepid explorers, led by renowned adventurer, scientist, and author Tim Jarvis, as they duplicate Shackleton's epic sea-and-land voyage in a replica of the original explorer's lifeboat.

Cast

Tim Jarvis

Self

Episodes

1. Escaping the Ice

October 10, 2013 • 60m

Polar explorer Tim Jarvis is on a mission to discover what happened on the most famous survival story in history - Sir Ernest Shackleton's Discovery Expedition.

2. Lost at Sea

October 17, 2013 • 60m

In a tiny replica wooden lifeboat, with 100-year-old equipment, clothes and rations, the team of six men battle 800 miles across the roughest ocean on the planet.

3. Beyond Endurance

October 24, 2013 • 60m

Following the successful sea crossing from Elephant Island, Tim Jarvis must now traverse the mountains of South Georgia to complete his re-enactment of Shackleton’s “double.” But injury, illness, and bad weather are against him.

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