Shackleton, Skinnarmo and Searcher
I'm not sure how this expedition disappeared under my radar, but I've only just found out about it.
Last winter, self-styled 'Swedish Wiking' (at least that's how he pronounces it!) and polar maestro (he has skied unsupported to both North & South Geographic Poles) Ola Skinnarmo commissioned the chunky looking Swedish research vessel Searcher to retrace a big chunk of Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition.
They set out from Ushuaia (at the southern tip of S. America) and sailed via the Drake Passage to Elephant Island, back to South Georgia (where Ola and two fellow team members crossed the island on foot to Stromness) before sailing on to Buenos Aries. Cool.
Anyhow, Ola has written a book about the trip and true to form, it looks gorgeous. It's just a shame I can't read Swedish…
— Filed under Other expeditions