A tribute to Capt. Frank A. Worsley

The New Zealander, Captain Frank Worsley, was the Captain of Shackleton's Endurance and played a pivotal role in Shackleton's legendary exploits to save the crew.

As part of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration, the exploits of Shackleton and his crew during his third expedition south are rightly legendary. Shackleton called his wildly ambitious plan to lead the first 1500 mile march across Antarctica, The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

When Shackleton advertised in London for an expedition crew he recei…