Ep 139: Shackleton, Part 6, The Finale — Six Men Conquer the Drake Passage; Three of Them Conquer South Georgia Island; Human Endurance Prevails

Harry and Rafe conclude Bufnagle: the Podcast, Book Club Edition and the discussion of Alfred Lansing's book Endurance, the tale of Earnest Shackleton's ill-fated adventure to the South Pole during 1914, 1915, and 1916.After two weeks fighting the Drake Passage, the James Caird and its six voyagers are out of potable water, South Georgia Island is within striking distance, but reefs and storms block the path.  Two more days of master seamanship and just enough good fortune brings the Caird to a beachhead necessitating a crossing of the South Georgia Island, a mountainous hellhole that also possesses the Stromness Bay whaling station, a pinprick of civilization that just might finally be the end of this Successful Failure.This episode is kindly sponsored by Nom Nom.  Try Nom Nom today, go to https://zen.ai/bufnaglethepod2 and use the offer code "bufnagle" and get 50% off your first order plus free shipping. *****As always, you can reach the Buf at [email protected]*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast.  As such, some of you have asked how you can help out.  Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that.  Any little bit really helps!  Thank you in advance!!!