Fun Fact

Ernest Shackleton’s failed 1914 Antarctic expedition — the Endurance voyage — is often cited as history’s greatest example of undaunted leadership. When his ship was crushed by ice and sank, Shackleton led his entire 27-man crew on an 800-mile open-boat journey across the most treacherous ocean in the world, then crossed unmapped mountains on foot, and ultimately rescued every single person without losing a life. He reportedly advertised for crew with the line: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful.” The word “undaunted” barely covers it.