/kloc-a great survival miracle 0/00 years ago.

What kind of deeds can be called the greatest failure.

From the beginning of18th century, explorers began to go south to find and explore the legendary southern continent. Once you succeed, you can get glory, once you fail, you will be exposed to the wilderness. Many explorers were killed on their way to the Antarctic continent. And among these "losers", there is one person worth remembering.

Shackleton was born in this age of heroes. His childhood idol was the hero who discovered and conquered the new continent. Shackleton/KLOC-started studying abroad at the age of 0/6. At the age of 24, he was certified as a captain. With a certificate, he can command any British merchant ship. Shackleton, a promising young man, could have continued to choose to run merchant ships, but his inner flame kept urging him to go south and then south. At the age of 28, he finally set foot on a ship that conquered the Antarctic continent. At the end of 1902, shackleton began to move from the edge of the Antarctic continent to the South Pole. But he suffered from severe snow blindness and scurvy halfway, so his first expedition ended in failure.

Six years later, he led the team to the South Pole again. After more than two months' trek, he finally planted the British flag at 88 degrees and 23 minutes south latitude, which is only 180 kilometers away from the South Pole. Although shackleton didn't reach the South Pole, he broke the record of human being's closest to the South Pole. When he returned to England, King Edward VII personally received him. Not only did he get flowers and applause, but the British people also regarded him as a national hero.

But this glory only lasted for a year and a half, because Roald, a Norwegian, has successfully reached the South Pole. People immediately transferred the previous praise to Roald. Everyone seems to have forgotten the existence of shackleton. At this time, there are two ways to choose before him. The first way is to admit that the status quo has been forgotten. The second road risked his life to continue the challenge. If it were you, what would you choose? At that time, shackleton chose the second way without hesitation. This time, he will not only reach the South Pole, but also become the first person to cross the Antarctic continent.

At the age of 40, shackleton spent a lot of money on a merchant ship. He named it perseverance. Then he posted hero posts in the newspaper. He said, "If it is a man, it will cut me ... If it is a man, it will take risks." You will experience cold, darkness and unpredictable dangers. But as long as you can come back safely, you will get great glory and recognition! "Never underestimate the attraction of Hero to men. So this post is a thousand replies. There are 5000 people willing to conquer the South Pole with him.

In the end, shackleton selected 55 crew members from 5,000 people. Fifty-six people, including himself, are divided into two teams, each with 28 people. Shackleton is the main expedition, and they will challenge the South Pole from one end of the South Pole. The other team is responsible for establishing a supply station at the other end of the Antarctic continent. These supply stations can help the main expedition to complete the feat of crossing the South Pole. 1October 5th, 19 14, 165438, shackleton led a team to South Georgia Island in South America. South Georgia is the last stop of the Antarctic expedition. Their original plan was to wait for the weather to get warmer and start on an auspicious day, but the weather at that time was not very good. Summer in Antarctica is pitifully short. After the expedition stayed in South Georgia for a month, they felt they couldn't wait any longer. So the expedition set sail on February 5, 65438.

When the expedition was only 320 kilometers away from the destination, a gale weather lasting for 6 days firmly frozen the ice floes together. Perseverance can't do anything, so the crew can only wait, waiting for the arrival of a warm current. At the end of summer in the southern hemisphere, the weather changes rapidly. When cracks appeared in the ice floe, the expedition took two steps forward quickly. After the ice floes froze, the expedition continued to wait. It took them a month to push more than 200 kilometers to reach their destination. When they were only 97 kilometers away from their destination, it was the end of February and the summer in the southern hemisphere was coming to an end. Next, they have to face endless storms, extreme low temperatures and long nights.

Perseverance is a wooden boat, and it doesn't have strong ice-breaking ability. Due to more and more floating ice around, Perseverance almost lost its navigation ability. The original plan of the expedition was to land on the Antarctic continent before the end of summer. But obviously, their plan seems to have failed at present. In the face of immediate difficulties, the crew did not flinch. Some crew members suggested that they could walk 97 kilometers on ice floes and land on the Antarctic continent. But shackleton thinks the risk of this plan is too high. If the ice floe breaks, it will die.

Shackleton synthesized all the factors, and finally he decided to wait. Until when? Wait until spring to make a decision. In this way, perseverance floats with ice floes and seawater at will. At first it went south a little, but then it began to go south. Four months later, the Antarctic officially entered the crazy winter. The temperature on the ship dropped to about 30 degrees below zero. After a super snowstorm, the ice floes around Perseverance broke into many small pieces. These small pieces of ice floes began to float randomly under the combined action of seawater and ocean currents.

Although it is a small piece of ice floe, it weighs hundreds of thousands of tons or even millions of tons. For a 350-ton ship, their weight is absolutely fatal. Under the impact and extrusion of the floating ice, the Perseverance began to tilt and deform slowly. The daily work of the crew became repairing ships and cutting ice. This chisel is three months old again. The expedition finally survived the winter and ushered in spring. At that time, the temperature rose to about 0 degrees. The ice floes around the ship began to melt and the channel widened.

However, the crew was not happy these two days, and the continuous snowstorm exposed the temperature to around 30 degrees below zero. The ice floes that have disappeared are coming from all directions again. The sudden cooling seems to give these ice floes a strong initial acceleration. These huge ice floes are squeezing perseverance crazily. Perseverance was one of the strongest wooden boats at that time. After a month of hard struggle, it was finally destroyed and sank to the bottom of the sea. Fortunately, the crew has moved to the ice floe. They also rescued some supplies and three ships. Although there will be no life-threatening in a short time, when the materials are exhausted, they will still die.

The crew camped on the ice floe. They hope the ice floes can float to an island. But contrary to expectations, the ice floe drifted for more than four months and did not approach any island. And the ice floes under your feet are constantly cracking and getting smaller. If this continues, it will be really dangerous. Under the current situation, shackleton decided to save himself. The crew boarded the ship, rushed into the sea and headed for the south aimlessly. At that time, there was no GPS and no particularly detailed charts. This voyage is a gamble. If you bet correctly, you will land on the island. If you bet wrong, there will be no story today.

The crew were lucky. After five days of sailing, they finally boarded an island called Elephant Island. It has been 497 days since they set sail on Elephant Island. It's great to set foot on land again. Although the crew got rid of the danger of sinking to the bottom of the sea, food shortage is still a big problem. Because Elephant Island is very small, there is nothing to eat here except some seals and penguins. After two days' rest, shackleton went to sea by boat again. He only brought five people this time. Shackleton's destination is 1000 kilometers away in South Georgia. He intends to transfer reinforcements and then come back to rescue the rest of the crew.

Sailing is also full of unknowns, and shackleton brought food around him. If they don't land in South Georgia within four weeks, their luck will get worse and worse. After saying goodbye to the other crew members, shackleton walked to the depths of the sea. After 15 days, a hurricane came on us. According to common sense, small wooden boats can't withstand such a strong hurricane. But maybe God still cares for these brave people. They miraculously survived. The very next day, they also successfully landed on the south coast of South Georgia Island.

South Georgia is not a popular island. At that time, only some whaling ships would temporarily dock at the whaling station on the north shore. There is still a long distance from the south bank to the north bank. No one has crossed this island before. In order to ensure the safety of the crew to the greatest extent, shackleton decided to take only two people across the island. Before leaving, they still left all the last words. Of course, these last words have never been used until now. After 36 hours of exploration, they finally reached the whaling station on the north shore. Four and a half months later, shackleton returned to Elephant Island with the rescue team. All the crew on the island were rescued.

The expedition led by shackleton was called the greatest failure. Although they didn't complete the goal of crossing the Antarctic, they didn't even land on the Antarctic continent. But fearless courage is worthy of recognition. Most importantly, there were no casualties.

In fact, in addition to shackleton, another expedition responsible for building the supply station is also worth remembering. Another expedition ship is called Aurora. In order to build a supply station, the crew of Aurora stayed in the Antarctic continent for two years. In these two years, they have encountered many difficulties in customer service. Finally, two supply stations were successfully built, and more than 1700 kg of goods were transported to the established locations. In order to achieve this goal. Three crew members of Aurora were killed. Although these materials were not used in the end, their courage is also worthy of recognition.

On March 5th this year, experts discovered the "Perseverance" which has been sunk for more than 100 years in Antarctic waters. You can tell by the photos taken by the camera. The main structure of the ship and the state of the sunken ship have not changed much. Protected by various treaties, perseverance will never be salvaged. It lies quietly at the bottom of the South Pole like a monument. Whenever people pass by this sea area, they can always remember 100 years ago there was a great miracle of survival here.

If you also encounter insurmountable difficulties, consider the story of perseverance.