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Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition team begins their ascent of Mt. Erebus, the world's southernmost active volcano on March 5, 1908, reaching Mt. Erebus's summit on March 10. The journey, which came to an end in 1909) was one of the most successful Antarctic expeditions of the time, locating the South Magnetic Pole and reaching 88° 23′ S (just 112 miles from the Geographic South Pole).
The British Antarctic expedition had sailed from England on the 200-ton Nimrod, determined to map previously uncharted territories. The expedition was based at Cape Royds after sea ice prevented them from reaching the planned site at Hut Point. The Shackleton’s Hut, built by Sir Ernest Shackleton for his 1907–1909 Nimrod expedition at Cape Royds still stands today, as a preserved, iconic, and historic, timber-prefabricated, Antarctic base camp, containing original supplies, crates, and artifacts, is maintained by the Antarctic Heritage Trust and accessible to visitors. There is also a nearby Adélie penguin colony. maintained by the Antarctic Heritage Trust and accessible to visitors.
