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Off-Ramp

Walking Out of History

Sir Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Shackleton
(
Frank Hurley
)

About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

Funding provided by:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

From 1914 to 1916, Ernest Shackleton and his crew had one of the most unbelievable adventures in history. They set out to cross Antarctica, but got stuck in the ice for two years, and were rescued only after one of the most remarkable open-boat journeys in history. What's so unbelievable and remarkable? Every one of the crew survived, by dint of Shackleton's leadership qualities. "Walking Out of History," from Off-Ramp host John Rabe, tells their story with readings, interviews with two of today's leading explorers, and the actual voices of the crewmembers.