In 1325, he set off on his first hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca. Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) - Biographical notes Third lieutenant in charge of holds, stores, provisions and deep sea water analysis - Discovery 1901-04 Expedition leader Nimrod 1907-09 Expedition leader Endurance 1914-17 - 40 at the start of the expedition Expedition leader Quest 1920-21 Ernest Shackleton is one of the giants of Antarctic exploration, many consider him to be the pre . He was "Third lieutenant in charge of holds, stores, provisions and deep sea water analysis.". In January 1908 he returned to Antarctica as leader of the British Antarctic (Nimrod) Expedition (190709). - Second in Command BBC 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Adventurer and man to get you out of jam, Ernest Shackleton escaped after being stranded in Antarctica. the 3rd 1916 when the rescue ship Yelcho reached Punta follow the links to identify with the men (there were no women) Orde-Lees, Thomas - Motor Expert | as a pdf exactly 100 years after the actual events took place from the Dr Michelle Taylor from Essex University said: "The Endurance, looking like a ghost ship, is sprinkled with an impressive diversity of deep-sea marine life - stalked sea squirts, anemones, sponges of various forms, brittlestars, and crinoids (related to urchins and sea stars), all filter feeding nutrition from the cool deep waters of the Weddell Sea.". The links below lead to biography pages with pictures of