Reading in the Garden

Antarctic Adventures A fascinating account of a modern-day explorer who idolized Shackleton and trekked to the South Pole twice before attempting a  solo  land-crossing of the Antarctic continent! Stunning with awe-inspiring photos.   Henry Worsley, related to Captain Frank Worsley, on Shackleton’s ill-fated  Endurance   Expedition , was obsessed with Antarctica. Together with a great nephew of Shackleton, and a great grandson of the second in command on Shackleton’s  Nimrod Expedition,  the three men set out to trek across Antarctica in 2008-09 to reach the South Pole.  They faced the dreaded Beardsmore Galcier, whiteouts that made one man motion sick, and a two-day storm after which they had to hack themselves out of walls of ice. The arduous journey would have been enough for most men, but Henry Worsley wasn’t done yet. He came back to the unforgiving, brutal continent, two more incredible times, the last one braving the challenge on his own.   I find tenacious adventure-seekers lik