"Sir Ernest Shackleton's name will forever more be engraved with letters of fire in the history of Antarctic exploration......"
Roald Amundsen, First man to reach the South Pole

"For scientific discovery, give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel, give me Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when you are seeing no way out, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton....."
Sir Raymond Priestley, Antarctic Explorer