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The make of the man, by Ben Saunders

The Hon. Alexandra Shackleton discusses the values and achievements of her grandfather with record-breaking polar explorer Ben Saunders. 

Success was not a given for Ernest Shackleton. Born into an unprivileged home in Ireland, before moving to London where he was educated, he enrolled in the merchant navy as a teenager before joining Scott’s Discovery Expedition in 1901. Over the following two decades, he worked hard to prove himself as an equal to Scott. And yet, while Shackleton’s successes mounted, recognition proved fleeting. 

“My grandfather once listed the four qualities he thought a polar explorer should have: optimism, patience, idealism and courage.” –The Hon. Alexandra Shackleton 

Shackleton’s non-establishment background meant he had to seek backing from corporate sponsors and wealthy benefactors, whereas Scott could look to the Royal Geographical Society. Nevertheless, Shackleton’s remarkable personal charisma made him extraordinarily popular and he was successful in attracting backing for his grand visions.

“The quality I look for most is optimism: especially optimism in the face of reverses and apparent defeat. Optimism is the true moral courage.” – Sir Ernest Shackleton 

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Ben Saunders

Ben Saunders is a pioneering polar explorer and a record-breaking long-distance skier, covering more than 6,000km (3,730 miles) on foot in the polar regions since 2001.
Ben’s accomplishments include leading the longest human-powered polar journey in history, a round-trip from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again that retraced Captain Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova expedition for the first time. He is the third person in history to ski solo to the North Pole and holds the record for the longest solo Arctic journey by a Briton.
Ben is a very good friend of mine and I was delighted to chat to him for Grand Adventures.

Alastair: Which of your expeditions are you most proud of?

Ben: Wow – straight in with the hard questions! I’mm going to have to say it’s the last one, the Scott Expedition. Even now I can’t put it into words. It was so much harder than I ever thought it was going to be and it just took so much to get it off the ground.

There were so many years and years and years where it seemed like everyone was doubting, I was doubting whether this was actually going to happen [it took Ben ten years to get the trip off the ground]. Just to get down there and start it felt like a triumphant achievemen