 With that goal removed, the idea of a trans-Antarctic crossing became his objective, something he had previously discussed with William Speirs Bruce, leader of the erstwhile Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902–04, whose own plans to make such a crossing had been stalled by lack of finance.When, in January 1913, Shackleton learned that Filchner had failed in his principal objective, he felt free to develop his own scheme, based on the establishment of winter quarters in Vahsel Bay.Meanwhile, in Austria, König formally revealed his plans to a committee meeting of the Austrian Geographical Society in January 1914.