On Monday October 3, Jan Chojecki’s lecture at Dundee’s Discovery Point described John Quiller Rowett’s involvement in financing the 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett (Quest) Expedition. Also, looking at Quest in comparison to vessels such as Discovery and Endurance, Jan drew out an analysis of the complex mixture of difficulties experienced with the ship – in particular with…

The Quest Chronicle is now published and available to purchase online.  It is the first book concentrating on the Shackleton-Rowett (Quest) expedition for almost a century and it contains much material from archival and private collections that has not been published previously. This first edition hardback, with dust jacket, is a limited impression of 500 copies…

Welcome to the new-look Quest Chronicle site.  We have given QC a facelift as we have shifted from the blog story of the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition, to a site that supports the forthcoming book by Jan Chojecki.  The Quest Chronicle will publish as a limited edition hardback in September 2022.  Please take a moment to tour…