Taking a quick look at the two expeditions, one led by Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica and the other led by Arlene Blum to climb Annapurna, we can quickly summarize that Blum succeeded in his expedition and Shackleton failed. But this is a superficial view, which does not take into account the nuances and real experiences of travel. Ernest Shackleton set out with his crew in 1915 to be the first expedition to cross Antarctica, but he never actually set foot on the continent. Although he did not achieve his initial objective, he was a very effective leader and ensured the safety of his 28 men for almost two years while they were trapped on the ice floe and then, once the ice gave way, as they paddled hundreds of kilometers. on the open sea in small wooden lifeboats. He then made the perilous journey across the island of South Georgia to reach a town and the resources needed to save his other men. All of his men were rescued alive and unharmed and were all able to return home to their families. In comparison, Arlene Blum set out from the United States in 1978 with 9 of her teammates as part of the American Women's Himalayan Expedition – the first all-female group to attempt the ascent of Annapurna. Although their expedition was too often hazardous, it did not have the same level of urgency, because at any point during their ascent the group was free to descend. Blum struggled with her role as leader of this group of very independent women. She hesitated too often and showed a lack of confidence, which led to many problems within the group and with the Sherpas involved. On October 15, 1978, two members of the expedition, accompanied by two Sherpas, reached the summit of Annapurna, thus fulfilling the group's objective. However, two days later, in October... in the middle of the newspaper...... again on the path to being trapped by ice, he excelled in his decision-making. He did not believe in looking back on past mistakes and wasting time regretting, in fact, "Shackleton never wasted time or energy lamenting things that had happened or that he could not change (Morell, pp. 145). » As Shackleton himself said: "A man must fashion himself according to a new mark as soon as the old one falls apart (Morell, pp. 145). » This ability to react quickly and react to new circumstances served him and his crew members well and allowed them all to escape their icy trap. As Dennis Perkins says in his book Leading at the Edge, referring to the final leg of Shackleton's expedition: "Their heroic journey across the island of South Georgia had saved their shipmates. It remains a tribute to the tireless efforts and tenacious creativity of The Edge (pp. 148).”