‘A born leader of men’: Sir Ernest Shackleton in Edinburgh
On a freezing winter night, an enthusiastic audience gathered to hear one of the greatest polar heroes of them all
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On a freezing winter night, an enthusiastic audience gathered to hear one of the greatest polar heroes of them all
read more ‘A born leader of men’: Sir Ernest Shackleton in Edinburgh
“I know of no pleasure deeper than that which comes from contemplating the natural world and trying to understand it.” Sir David Attenborough, ‘Life on Air‘
A plant collector and a British spy… two intrepid explorers, lured by the mystery of an unexplored canyon and the ‘Lost Falls’ of the Brahmaputra
How many lives did this fearless Australian explorer have? A lot, is the answer – and he lived them all to the full
read more Sir Hubert Wilkins – a man with a vision of the future
Why am I here, and what am I doing in the archives of the RSGS? I’ll try to explain!