I have marveled often at the thin line that divides success from failure and the sudden turn that leads from apparently certain disaster to comparative safety.
Explorers
Ernest Shackleton
Born in 1874 in Ireland, Shackleton was an Antarctic explorer. His ship Endurance was crushed by ice, yet he brought all 28 crew home alive through an epic open-boat voyage, the greatest survival feat in exploration.
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