Back on South Georgia Island
When the James Caird reached South Georgia Island, the rescue team had a new problem. Storms had blown them off course; they were on the other side of the island from the whaling station. But the fight wasn’t out of the team yet. Determined to make it to the whaling station, Shackleton, Worsley and Crean traversed the land on foot. They climbed twenty-two miles of unmapped mountains and crossed glaciers without protective gear and equipment.
All they had was an adze, 90 feet of rope, a compass, and screws. They carried enough food for three days. Overtaken with exhaustion and worry that falling asleep might be the end of them, they ate to keep up their strength and carried on with the hazardous climb. After a day and a half, and with no sleep, they reached the whaling station in Stromness.
