Shackleton ayaa ka tanaasulay fikirka ah in uu kooxda ku qaato safarka khatarta yar ee Deception Island, sababtoo ah xaaladda jirka ee dad badan oo ka mid ah kooxdiisa. Port Stanley ee Jasiiradaha Falkland way ka dhowdahay Koonfurta Georgia, laakiin lama gaari karo, maadaama ay tani u baahan tahay inay ka hortagto dabaylaha xoogga leh ee ka jira. Shackleton wuxuu doortay kooxda doonida: Worsley, Crean, Vincent, iyo McNish.
Caawimaad u yeedha