Images from South Georgia and the Falklands: Start of the Shackleton Crossing

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Start of the Shackleton Crossing

Start of the Shackleton Crossing

Location: Possession Bay, South Georgia Island
Date: 12 October 2004
Camera: Canon EOS 10D
Lens Focal Length: 135mm
Shutter Speed: 1/501
Aperture: f/6.0
ISO: 100
The four dots in the foreground are Ted, Shane, Mickey and Mike. They completed the crossing in just under thirty-six hours, which was record time as far as anyone at Grytviken could remember. Note that they started in Possession Bay and skied over to King Haakon Bay, which added a few additional miles to the journey.