People Wanted

There's an apocryphal story about Ernest Shackleton putting an ad in the newspaper that read: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success. If you've read the book Endurance by Alfred Lansing, you know how that went. Pretty legendary. One of my most treasured possessions is actually a copy of…

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@photomatt way to bury the lede 😅

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