The journey was daunting and success was unlikely. The Weddell Sea was notorious for crushing ice floes and the route was uncharted. Shackleton didn’t downplay the dangers in his recruitment advertisement, which read: MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD. LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS. ERNEST SHACKLETON
