Chasing Shackleton: Re-Creating the World's Greatest Journey of Survival

there’s a peculiar fascination about going. It’s hard to explain it in words—I don’t think I can quite explain it—but there’s an excitement, a thrill—a sort of magnetic attraction about polar exploration.

Expeditions are all about measuring your effort and picking your battles. It’s like doubling your efforts when you know a set of tennis is there for the taking but conserving energy and conceding points cheaply when you know it is lost.