tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post5277819350224911151..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: Teammates & Leadershipjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-15987728151433524522013-05-02T09:47:25.494-04:002013-05-02T09:47:25.494-04:00I want to respond briefly to your discussion of th...I want to respond briefly to your discussion of the striking solidarity within Shackleton's team, and how the experience on the ice actually drew the team together and strengthened their relationship. I think an integral part of this, and reason for it, is the 3 month trip across the Atlantic to South America that most of the crew made under Worsley while Shackleton was finishing up arrangements in Europe. That is little spoken of in Lansing's book, but I think it must have given the crew a chance to become acquainted with one another in a minimal-stress work environment. They were not fighting for their lives, but instead working with each other, discovering quirks and annoyances and personalities and how to reconcile them. They were required to work together to achieve their goal, and in doing so were able to build themselves together as a team before they became trapped in the ice. So essentially, I think Shackleton's team adventured as friends on a team instead of merely as accomplished acquaintances. I'll bet this was a deciding factor in the extremely unlikely and impressive result - everyone survived.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558600512967845763noreply@blogger.com