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are you planning to redo the boat trip from Elephant island?, I heard it's only been attempted once in a replica James Caird boat built by the same company that built the orginal one. Read "In Shackletons wake" what an hornor to trace the foot steps of such a group of men. great job!!!!
benzo430 2 years ago
I did go to Elephant Island - pretty bleak and very wet. I wouldn't fancy spending a lot of time there! No plans to do the boat crossing. The SG crossing was great experience though and, you're right, an honour to trace the footsteps. Thanks for your comment.
aurorafromdownunder 2 years ago
Great job following Shack's steps crossing South Georgia. Did you see, as Shack saw, an additional person in white accompanied you during the crossing?
gclin8 3 years ago
Don't think I've ever heard of that one, so no. But anyone else in white would have just blended into the background. My one lasting memory of SG is that you could walk for hours and absolutely nothing got closer.
aurorafromdownunder 3 years ago
Great video...Thanks for watching mine as well. Like you, we had amazing weather in 2004 on the crossing. Incredible place!!
jrndai 3 years ago
I spent 6 months on the island in 1992. I was a Royal Engineer(ARMY)Electrician. There were 8 RE'S and about 30 - 35 infantry. It was a unique experience. People have to pay a small fortune to visit South Georgia. So I consider myself to be extremely lucky to have stayed there for free.
ubique988 3 years ago
It cost me a small fortune, that's for sure! I saw a documentary before leaving and the place looks so bleak but fascinating at the same time. It's one of my favourite places.
aurorafromdownunder 3 years ago
It took 2 days but it can take 4. The idea was that we crossed on our own, met with the ship and then joined the others on board for the final, short stretch to Stromness. We were actualy the quickest team across the island in Aurora's brief history (5 years?) but I felt a bit of a cheat as the weather was glorious by South Georgia standards. I'm used to the outdoors anyway but I was expecting far worse.
aurorafromdownunder 4 years ago
How long did it take you to cross South Georgia?
Johnel83 4 years ago
We had a couple of exciting moments with a crevasse fall and I had to self-arrest when pulled off the Trident (the distant mountain in the clips, too dangerous to film up close). I remain a map and compass man after the GPS faled in the mist though!
aurorafromdownunder 4 years ago