Shackleton Solo

100 years after Shackleton, Henry Worsley will attempt to cross Antarctica solo, unsupported and unassisted in aid of the Endeavour Fund

[Shackleton Solo @shackletonsolo]

Join our special voyage carrying Henry's ashes to South Georgia, the final resting place of our polar hero https://t.co/Wk9YLjtwjW

[Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE @ashalexcooper]

What a wonderful idea/tribute @shackletonsolo Let's make it happen https://t.co/sdTJJCPG9M

[Shackleton Solo @shackletonsolo]

A new polar research vessel needs a name - visit NERC to vote for the RRS Henry Worsley #NameOurShip https://t.co/ww8aKeQm0F

[Shackleton Solo @shackletonsolo]

With great sadness, we confirm Henry Worsley died on the 24th January 2016 in Punta Arenas https://t.co/k5KnG85kdg

[Shackleton Solo @shackletonsolo]

Henry Worsley is now in hospital in Punta Arenas with peritonitis. His wife Joanna has flown to join him. No further news until Tues 26-1-16

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Henry makes the courageous call to ALE - picked up safely late afternoon on Day 71 https://t.co/9C4GwSYJLf

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Tentbound at 9,400 ft - still higher than the Pole https://t.co/B9EVqAOD0w

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Henry pushes on through white darkness, his sights set on the blue ice beyond https://t.co/6DodDdPwG0

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A day of whiteout and a cursed soft surface - sleep the only answer on a day tough as this https://t.co/6EQUIjkDPk

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Mixed bag of a day - from whiteout to clear sight of the Transantarctic Mountains https://t.co/5m2ra7JykN

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Soft snow makes for a punishing day as hellish surface returns to test a determined Henry https://t.co/NeC7VBC8ce

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Henry plays cat and mouse with a gliding sledge on the first proper downhill https://t.co/D6Euqg86jt

[Sarah Hanratty @sarahjanehan]

Lots of people visiting @polarmuseum awestruck by @shackletonsolo epic transactartic voyage. Fair winds!

[Shackleton Solo @shackletonsolo]

@piedfly whiteout and the dreaded sastrugi

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@Digger_Art if you ask that question on https://t.co/2oClH22zuj Henry will answer in his audio diary - scroll down for the contact form

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Poor conditions make for slow going as hungry Henry craves food food food & a little descent https://t.co/RuuM9MblQE

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A parhelion sun keeps a reassuring eye on Henry as the descent begins https://t.co/NzSgkVPzRB

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@Digger_Art apart from the infant sastrugi animals on Day 45 & 46, no wildlife has been spotted!

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The white darkness returns as Henry crests Titan Dome and senses the start of the descent https://t.co/j6myZIqUb5

[Shackleton Solo @shackletonsolo]

Looking fly at 10,500ft - fresh pants for the descent as Henry nears the crest of Titan Dome https://t.co/NoUWJj6Nkm