Tom Crean was involved in both Scott's ill-fated race to the South Pole and in Shackelton's voyage to Antarctica on the Endurance. In the latter case, the Endurance got caught in the ice. After about a year and a half, Scott, Crean and others got into a little boat, sailed 1500 km to South Georgia and then, without a map, hiked 48 km for 36 hrs over the island's glaciated mountain range to a small whaling station. After about 3 months, they were able to finally able to organise the rescue of the rest of the crew still trapped on the ice.

After such an ordeal, the appropriate thing to do is to return to the village of Annascaul where you were born in the Southwest of Ireland and establish a pub called the South Pole Inn. Both the region and the pub are well worth a visit.
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