The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Sunday Times Bestseller - The Gripping Story of Finding Shackleton's Endurance

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J: Man, it is cold, I hate the wind. Why does the wind have to blow so much? Can't it stop blowing while we're on our walk. I'm freezing. Aren't you freezing?

Unfortunately, it starts to slow the narrative down by the end of the book. Bound is still talking about the original Endurance mission in the final chapters and it gets distracting rather than enlightening. By that point, you just want to hear about the outcome of the mission and what it means. It doesn't ruin the book by any means, but it takes a little shine off the apple. Other than that, I enjoyed this book. There is a photo section that made it all the more real. It was exciting to see Endurance resting on the ocean floor, especially after reading how much went into finding it. Author, maritime archaeologist, and adventurer Mensun Bound has crafted an engrossing and exciting story of the search for and discovery of the Endurance. The book is a well-balanced blend of historical information - quotes from the diaries of the Endurance's crew, the facts about the voyage of the Endurance and of the ship itself - and the present day expeditions (the first in 2019 that failed to find the ship, then the successful trip in 2022). I've never been invited to join an expedition. I think the expedition-inviters spy on possible invitees and thus I will never be asked to go on an expedition. Why? J: I hate the sun, I really hate the sun. Why does it have to be so hot, why can't there be clouds until we're done. It's too hot.Bound jumps from the events of 1915 to the 2019 expedition with detours via his earlier career and passages of vague environmentalism.

As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration . . . Bound’s account is a triumph' – Sunday Times For those who enjoy maritime history, the story of the Endurance, or following searches for lost parts of history will likely appreciate this story of successfully uncovering a part of history while also presenting the historical facts of the original expedition. The book is well written and descriptive, although the diary entries require some getting used to at first. The presentation of the history and current situation are expertly written and the tension involved is clearly shown in both timelines.

Bound tells the story of both the failed expedition and the successful while weaving in details of and also parallels with the original expedition of the Endurance drawing from all the diaries of the Endurance’s crew. This detailed day by day account of the search for the "Endurance" using modern technology can be a bit tedious at times, but what brought this book alive for me was the interleaving of extracts from the various diaries of those on the original expedition, and Mensun Bound's comments on them. I listened to the audiobook via my library. The book takes a diary form of the two expeditions on the SA Aghulhas 2 to find the Endurance. Often it feels bogged down by too many details, but listening to the audio made it easier to just let it flow over me. I have a weakness for books about exploration. The roller coaster of disasters, failures and successes never fails to hit me and this was no exception.