Well, Shackleton must have been a heck of a guy to live the life he lived.
On the Endurance expedition, however, his treatment of Harry 'Chippy' McNish [0], who performed the modifications to the lifeboat James Caird, which was then used to travel across open sea to travel to South Georgia island, and the crew's subsequent rescue, was not a proud moment for Shackleton. In particular, his lack of recommendation regarding the Polar Medal for McNish looks particularly petty in hindsight. But I wasn't there, and I suspect that both Shackleton and McNish were better men than I.
On the Endurance expedition, however, his treatment of Harry 'Chippy' McNish [0], who performed the modifications to the lifeboat James Caird, which was then used to travel across open sea to travel to South Georgia island, and the crew's subsequent rescue, was not a proud moment for Shackleton. In particular, his lack of recommendation regarding the Polar Medal for McNish looks particularly petty in hindsight. But I wasn't there, and I suspect that both Shackleton and McNish were better men than I.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_McNish