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Episode 3 - Following the successful sea crossing from Elephant Island, Tim Jarvis must now traverse the mountains of South Georgia to complete his re-enactment of Shackleton’s “double.” But injury, illness and bad weather are against him.

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Episode 3

Injury, illness and bad weather threaten the trek across the mountains of South Georgia.

Episode 2

Watch as the team battles 800 miles across the roughest ocean on the planet.

Episode 1

Follow Tim Jarvis on his mission to uncover what really happened on Shackleton’s journey.

About Chasing Shackleton

This series follows a modern expedition that re-creates Sir Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic expedition, which launched in 1914. The series joins a crew of five intrepid explorers, led by renowned adventurer, scientist and author Tim Jarvis, as they duplicate Shackleton's epic sea-and-land voyage in a replica of the original explorer's lifeboat.

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