Interesting news story on a new (and modern day) expedition to the south pole by descendants of Ernest Shackleton and Boyd Adams.

This expedition is of great interest to me as my children by way of their mother's genealogical roots are descendants of Shackleton's family.

Full article here.

Sherpadog, thanks for this article.

Any one who wishes to read the exploits of true survival and the leadership challenges that can arise in group situations should read a book on Shakeltons Endurance trip of 1915.

Wow, is that cool or what? Here's a link to the expedition's site: http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/. They leave, as of this writing, in less than a day and a half!

Hey that is cool!!!

They finally put out an update: http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team/

Basically the update says that they're en route and the check back for more updates.

Another update: http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team

Not too much going on just yet, but I thought I'd keep the post fresh.

They're in Antarctica now.
http://www.shackletoncentenary.org/the-team