Tweeting from the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917. Follow the adventure! by @otolythe

In and around Antarctica
Joined January 2010
Incredible to see her again... after all this time... #Endurance
Behold! #ENDURANCE The lost ship of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest #Shackleton has been found on the floor of the Weddell Sea. After more than two weeks of searching, the @Endurance_22 project found the ship on Saturday. bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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the climate scientist who introduced us to Shackleton. RIP Jim McCarthy, a great man and a dear friend. 🌎 environment.harvard.edu/reme…
With profound sadness, we note the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Jim McCarthy, on December 11th after a protracted illness. The MCZ community is greatly diminished by his loss, and we will all feel Jim’s absence deeply.
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TO everyone who has followed this adventure for the past 5 years, thank you!! I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have. — @otolythe ^_^
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To everyone who has followed this virtual Expedition, @EShackleton sends his most heartfelt thanks and regards.
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"I always feel as long as I am doing the work & getting through the fight that all is well."
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[Emily insisted that Shackleton be buried at Grytviken in South Georgia, in the latitudes he so loved.]
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[Arrangements were made to transport his body back to England.]
[In the early hours of 5 January 1922, Shackleton suffered a massive heart attack from which he did not recover. He was 47 years old.]
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"In the darkening twilight I saw a lone star hover, gem-like above the bay." [Shackleton's last journal entry]
"You are always wanting me to give up things, what is it I ought to give up?" "Chiefly alcohol, Boss." — Macklin
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"The Boss says quite frankly that he does not know what he will do after S. Georgia." — Macklin
"The old familiar smell of dead whale permeates everything."
"How familiar the coast seemed as we passed down: we saw with full interest the places we struggled over after the boat journey."
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"At last we came to anchor in Grytviken."
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[Shackleton suffered a heart attack at Rio, but recovered, and the expedition continued.]
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