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Jed Shackleton, great great grandson of Sir Ernest’s brother, is to speak at a service marking the 106th anniversary of the death of Dunedin Reverend Arnold Spencer-Smith, who served with Sir Ernest on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Shivers run down Jed Shackleton’s spine when he thinks of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s experiences exploring the Antarctic.