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Ice. Two weeks ago, ice was everywhere. I was reminded of Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated “Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition,” 1914–17.

His goal was to be the first to cross Antarctic from sea-to-sea via the South Pole.

On this date: January 19, 1915, their ship, “Endurance,” became trapped in pack ice and slowly crushed before the shore parties even landed on the continent. The crew eventually made it back to England with no lives lost but it took years and, in the meantime, they saw a lot of ice.

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