1914 August 1st
Endurance leaves London
1914 October 26th
Departs Buenos Aires
1914 November 5th
Arrives at whaling station Grytviken, South Georgia
1914 December 5th
Endurance departs whaling station
1914 December 7th
First encounters Pack Ice
1915 January 18th
Beset in pack ice. Begins drifting with the ice
1915 February 21st
Drifts to furthest south point
1915 October 27th
Shackleton gives order to abandon ship
1915 October 28th
Orders 27 men to dump stuff leaving only 1kg each. Exceptions for Frank Hurley and Leonid Hussey’s banjo