In 1914, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets
out to become the first to traverse the continent of Antarctica. Their
initial optimism is short-lived, however, as the ice field slowly
thickens, encasing the ship Endurance in a death-grip, crushing their
craft, and marooning 28 men on a polar ice floe....
In an epic struggle of man versus the elements, Shackleton leads his
team on a harrowing quest for survival over some of the most unforgiving
terrain in the world. Icy, tempestuous seas full of gargantuan waves,
mountainous glaciers and icebergs, unending brutal cold, and
ever-looming starvation are their mortal foes as Shackleton and his men
struggle to stay alive.
What happened to those brave men forever stands as a testament to their
strength of will and the power of human endurance.
This is their story, as told by the man who led them.