Shackleton's ill-fated Trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914 is an amazing story of perseverance and resourcefulness. If you haven't read up on it, I highly recommend Alfred Lansing's <i>Endurance</i>, or Shackleton's own <i>South</i> (which is in the public domain, and can be found as an eBook for free, even on Amazon).<p>Why there hasn't been a major motion picture about it, I'll never know.
Shackletons boat jouney by Frank A Worsley [1] is the single best book I've ever read. If you like reading about Antarctica, adventure, survival etc, I believe it's as good as it gets.<p>Edit - the author was on the trip next to Shackleton the whole time.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shackletons-Journey-Frank-Arthur-Worsley/dp/0393318648" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Shackletons-Journey-Frank-Arthur-Wors...</a>