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in exploration the successes we

in exploration the successes we celebrate are the sum of failures large

celebrate are the sum of failures large

celebrate are the sum of failures large and small in 1901 ernest shackleton set

and small in 1901 ernest shackleton set

and small in 1901 ernest shackleton set out to explore the antarctic only to get

out to explore the antarctic only to get

out to explore the antarctic only to get frostbite and scurvy and was forced to

frostbite and scurvy and was forced to

frostbite and scurvy and was forced to return home so in 1907 he set out to

return home so in 1907 he set out to

return home so in 1907 he set out to explore the Antarctic and failed in his

explore the Antarctic and failed in his

explore the Antarctic and failed in his goal of reaching the South Pole so in

goal of reaching the South Pole so in

goal of reaching the South Pole so in 1914 he again set out to explore the

1914 he again set out to explore the

1914 he again set out to explore the Antarctic only to become trapped in the

Antarctic only to become trapped in the

Antarctic only to become trapped in the ice but he turned this epic fail into

ice but he turned this epic fail into

ice but he turned this epic fail into epic by sailing 800 nautical miles in a

epic by sailing 800 nautical miles in a

epic by sailing 800 nautical miles in a small lifeboat walking 32 miles over

small lifeboat walking 32 miles over

small lifeboat walking 32 miles over mountainous terrain and organizing a

mountainous terrain and organizing a

mountainous terrain and organizing a rescue for his men after nearly two

rescue for his men after nearly two

rescue for his men after nearly two years he managed to bring all 27 members

years he managed to bring all 27 members

years he managed to bring all 27 members of his crew home alive truly epic

of his crew home alive truly epic

of his crew home alive truly epic Shackleton today remains an example of

Shackleton today remains an example of

Shackleton today remains an example of steady leadership in the harshest

steady leadership in the harshest

steady leadership in the harshest conditions a legacy of epic builds on

conditions a legacy of epic builds on

conditions a legacy of epic builds on epic fail

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