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Australian adventurer Tim Jarvis has been farewelled in Sydney ahead of his attempt to recreate Ernest Shackleton's trans-Antarctic voyage, almost a hundred years on.
After departing in late 1914 with the intention of crossing the Antarctic, the Irishman's ship was frozen in an ice floe, stranding the party for months and forcing the explorer to set out with a handful of men in search of help.
Mr Jarvis is attempting to recreate his 800 nautical mile journey, using a replica 7-metre lifeboat, the same food and no modern technology.
The 46-year-old says a main reason for the journey is to raise awareness of climate change and has told friends and supporters there is one key difference between the two voyages.
"Shackleton was trying to save his men from the Antarctic, and now we're trying to save Antarctica from man," he said.
It is the latest of several such journeys Mr Jarvis has made, including a re-enactment of Sir Douglas Mawson's 1912 trek across Antarctica.
"During the course of doing these trips for 20 or so years I discovered this more resourceful part of myself that I enjoy the company of," he said.
"It comes out when I put myself in these difficult situations and so I find to myself constantly drawn to go back to want to re-experience that side of me and I don't think that's that different from what Shackleton's reasons initially were."
The expedition departs from South America next month.
Topics: history, climate-change, sydney-2000, antarctica
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