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Endurance leaves London
Shackleton left London, Germany declares war on Russia the same day -
Endurance leaves Buenos Aires for South Georgia
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Departs South Georgia
This was the last time Shackleton's men would set foot on land for almost two years. -
Encounter pack ice
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Endurance gets stuck in pack ice and begins drifting
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Shackleton gives orders to abandon ship
Ship was severely damaged by ice at this point -
Shackleton orders men to dump everything but two pounds of personal possessions
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Made camp on ice named "Ocean Camp"
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Shackleton and his crew watch the Endurance sink
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Begins march towards open water
Crew only averaged a mile and a half per day -
Abandoned march and set up patience camp
Shackleton was hoping that they would drift North to safety -
Ice float splits in two
Crew was seperated from their three lifeboats, but eventually found them again -
Arrive on Elephant Island
First time the crew has been on solid ground in 497 days -
Shackleton decides to sail to South Georgia
He sailed the 22 and a half foot boat 800 miles to South Georgia -
Arrived at west coast of South Georgia
This trip took 17 days -
Leave to rescue men left on Elephant Island
Shackleton, Worsley, and Crean depart to rescue men on Elephant Island but are stopped by ice 100 miles short -
Shackleton rescues all 22 men on Elephant Island
The entire trip lasted 22 months
