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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.heritage-antarctica.org:80/AHT/HistoryRoyds/","20080331232534","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1207005934"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust: preservation of Antarctic heritage</title> <meta name="description" content="NZ AHT promotes the restoration, preservation and protection of heritage reflecting historical human endeavour in Antarctica"> <meta name="Keywords" content="Antarctic, research, British, Antarctic Heritage Trust, Scott, Shackleton, Cape Evans, Cape Royds, Ross Island, preservation, scientific bases, Peninsula, AHT, Heritage Antarctica, awareness, history, artefacts, restoration, archival records, human endeavour, exploration, scientific research, Scott Polar Research Institute, educational programmes, science, global environment, NZAHT, British heritage, HRH The Princess Royal, Sir Vivian Fuchs FRS, Sir Edmund Hillary KG, historical monuments"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534js_/http://aragorn.thrive.net.nz/thriveclientrelease/javascripts/thrive.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20080331232534cs_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/stylesheets/normal.css?20030728000000"> <meta name="copyright" content="Copyright Cape Adare 2008."> <link rel="start" type="text/html" href="/"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20080331232534cs_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/custom/templates/page/shared/stylesheets/AHTLayout.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20080331232534cs_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/custom/templates/page/shared/stylesheets/AHTMenu.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/web/20080331232534cs_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/custom/templates/page/shared/stylesheets/AHTPrint.css" media="print"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="/web/20080331232534js_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/custom/templates/page/shared/scripts/jMenu.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">  </script> <noscript> <img src="/web/20080331232534im_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/handlers/50CB677B-CDEE-31F8-427168378D51A110.cfm?zoneid=AHT&nodeid=HistoryRoyds&js=false" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="display : none"> </noscript> </head> <body> <div id="container" class="fix"> <div id="head_content_history"> <div id="nav_content"> <ul class="ahtmenu" id="homenav"> <li> <a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/main_aht/">Home</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="ahtmenu" id="nav"> <li> <a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/about-us/">About Us</a> </li><li> <a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/TheExpeditionBases/">The Expedition Bases</a> </li><li> <a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/education-outreach/">Education & Outreach</a> </li><li> <a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/restoration-project/">The Restoration Project</a> </li><li> <a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/help/">How You Can Help</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="history_book"> <div id="book_left"> <div class="fix"> <h3 align="justify">British Antarctic [Nimrod] Expedition 1907 - 1909</h3> <p> </p> <p align="justify">Read about the British Antarctic [Nimrod] Expedition 1907 - 1909 whose expedition base is located Cape Royds,  Ross Island, Antarctica. This is the expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.</p> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"> <h5 align="justify"><a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/CapeRoydsP2/" title="The History of Cape Royds Page 2" target="_self">The History of the Expedition</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.norwaysforgottenexplorer.org/AHT/MeettheCrewRoyds/" title="Meet the Crew of Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition" target="_self">Meet the Crew</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/library/Extract_from_CR_Conservation_Plan_List_of_Supplies1.pdf" target="_blank" onclick="trackDocumentView(61,'Extract_from_CR_Conservation_Plan_List_of_Supplies1.pdf')" title="Open this Adobe Acrobat Document">List of Supplies Taken on the Expedition</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/ChronologyRoyds/" title="Chronology of the Site 1908-2003" target="_self">Chronology of the Site 1908 - 2003</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/library/Extract_from_CR_Conservation_Plan_1909_Hut_Layout1.pdf" target="_blank" onclick="trackDocumentView(62,'Extract_from_CR_Conservation_Plan_1909_Hut_Layout1.pdf')" title="Open this Adobe Acrobat Document">Plan of the Hut Layout</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/library/Extract_from_CR_Conservation_Plan_Original_Specs.pdf" target="_blank" onclick="trackDocumentView(48,'Extract_from_CR_Conservation_Plan_Original_Specs.pdf')" title="Open this Adobe Acrobat Document">Original Specifications for the Building</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/library/The_First_Motor_Car_on_the_Continent.pdf" target="_blank" onclick="trackDocumentView(54,'The_First_Motor_Car_on_the_Continent.pdf')" title="Open this Adobe Acrobat Document">The First Motor Car on the Continent</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/library/What_did_the_Explorers_Eat.pdf" target="_blank" onclick="trackDocumentView(55,'What_did_the_Explorers_Eat.pdf')" title="Open this Adobe Acrobat Document">What Did the Explorers Eat</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/ModernImageGallery/" title="Image Gallery of the Expedtion Bases" target="_self">Image Gallery of Historic and Modern Photos</a></h5> <h5 align="left"><a href="/web/20080331232534/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/AHT/TheHistory/" title="Introduction to the Expedition Bases Under Our Care" target="_self">Go back to "Introduction to the Expedition Bases under our Care"</a></h5> <h5 align="justify"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.norwaysforgottenexplorer.org/AHT/FurtherReading/" title="Further Reading" target="_self">Further Reading.</a></h5> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div id="book_right"> <div class="fix"> <p> </p> <p> <em>“For a joint scientific and geographical piece of organization, give me Scott; for a winter journey, Wilson, for a dash to the Pole and nothing else, Amundsen: and if I am in the devil of a hole and want to get out of it, give me Shackleton every time.”</em></p> <p align="right"><strong><em>Apsley Cherry-Garrard, ‘Worst Journey in the World’. British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910 – 1913 led by Captain Scott.</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>  </p> <div style="float:"> <div class="AHTHistoryThumbnail"> <div class="AHTHistoryThumbnailCover"><img src="/web/20080331232534im_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/custom/templates/image/AHTHistoryImg/images/photo_corners.png" width="338" height="230" src="/web/20080331232534im_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/images/204/332x224crop/Inside_cover_of_Con_Plan_Photo.jpg" alt="<p>Frank Wild,聽 Ernest Shackleton, Eric Marshall, James Adams on their return from the Polar Attempt</p>" croppingbias="M" imported="" border="0"></div> <img hspace="0" vspace="0" src="/web/20080331232534im_/http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/content/images/204/332x224crop/Inside_cover_of_Con_Plan_Photo.jpg" alt="<p>Frank Wild,聽 Ernest Shackleton, Eric Marshall, James Adams on their return from the Polar Attempt</p>" croppingbias="M" imported="" border="0"/></div> </div> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="historycredit"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080331232534/http://www.cabbagetree.co.nz/">Site design by Cabbage Tree Creative</a></p></div> </div> </body> </html>