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Three British descendents of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team will celebrate Christmas Day in the same manner as the explorers did 100 year ago. Three British descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team will celebrate Christmas Day in the same manner as the explorers did 100 year ago.
Henry Worsley, 47, Henry Adams, 33, and Will Gow, 35, are in the Antarctic, attempting to complete Shackleton's failed expedition to the South Pole.Henry Worsley, 47, Henry Adams, 33, and Will Gow, 35, are in the Antarctic, attempting to complete Shackleton's failed expedition to the South Pole.
The trio will have cigars and a spoonful of creme de menthe, as their descendents did. The trio will have cigars and a spoonful of creme de menthe, as their ancestors did.
The men are 43 days into their 80-day Matrix Shackleton Centenary Expedition.The men are 43 days into their 80-day Matrix Shackleton Centenary Expedition.
They are currently 300 nautical miles from the South Pole, having completed a 1,500ft climb to the top of the Shackleton Ice Falls.They are currently 300 nautical miles from the South Pole, having completed a 1,500ft climb to the top of the Shackleton Ice Falls.
Shackleton set out on his Nimrod expedition in October 1908, hoping to become the first person to reach the South Pole.Shackleton set out on his Nimrod expedition in October 1908, hoping to become the first person to reach the South Pole.
But he was forced to turn back 97 miles from his goal on 9 January, 1909.But he was forced to turn back 97 miles from his goal on 9 January, 1909.
Mr Worsley, from Hereford, is the expedition leader and a descendant of Shackleton's skipper Frank Worsley.Mr Worsley, from Hereford, is the expedition leader and a descendant of Shackleton's skipper Frank Worsley.
The army officer said: "Being away is definitely worth it. We are on track to complete the expedition safely and honour the achievements of Ernest Shackleton."The army officer said: "Being away is definitely worth it. We are on track to complete the expedition safely and honour the achievements of Ernest Shackleton."
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Mr Gow, a City worker from Ashford, Kent, is related to Shackleton by marriage.Mr Gow, a City worker from Ashford, Kent, is related to Shackleton by marriage.
Mr Adams, a shipping lawyer from Snape, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, is a great-grandson of Jameson Boyd-Adams, Shackleton's number two on the unsuccessful expedition.Mr Adams, a shipping lawyer from Snape, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, is a great-grandson of Jameson Boyd-Adams, Shackleton's number two on the unsuccessful expedition.
Another three team members will meet them on 9 January next year, at the same distance where Shackleton abandoned his attempt, for a final push towards the South Pole.Another three team members will meet them on 9 January next year, at the same distance where Shackleton abandoned his attempt, for a final push towards the South Pole.
The expedition is also being used to launch a £10m Shackleton Foundation, which will fund projects that capture the "explorer's spirit" and hunger for "calculated risk".The expedition is also being used to launch a £10m Shackleton Foundation, which will fund projects that capture the "explorer's spirit" and hunger for "calculated risk".