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  • Опубліковано 4 бер 2023
  • Earnest Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic departed on December 5th, 1914. This would be The Endurance crew's last contact with land for 497 days. What followed became one of the most miraculous stories of bravery and resilience in human history. Shackleton will always be remembered for saving his men, stranded at the ends of the earth, with "not a life lost".
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 185

  • @RobBoudreau
    @RobBoudreau Рік тому +389

    Interesting video, but it always surprises me how these Shackleton documentaries seem to hardly mention Frank Worsley. If not for Worsley's navigation abilities and seamanship in the lifeboat "James Caird" none of them would have survived. Shackleton certainly deserves his place in history for holding them all together, keeping their spirits up and making the decisions he made, but in the end it would all have been for nothing without Capt. Frank Worsley's amazing seamanship. I always think that should be more recognized than it ever seems to be.

    • @rascallyrabbit717
      @rascallyrabbit717 Рік тому +16

      you will write a short book

    • @MinaBritta
      @MinaBritta Рік тому +8

      ​@@rascallyrabbit717 I agree .

    • @marlenedryden9431
      @marlenedryden9431 Рік тому +11

      Your point is well taken
      Write that expose and give credit where it’s due

    • @ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760
      @ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760 Рік тому +10

      I love amazing seaman

    • @victorswenson5026
      @victorswenson5026 11 місяців тому +11

      I credit Frank Worsley also, nis seaman ship saved the day. Can you imagine taking a sexton sighting without only a glimpse of the sun and a pitching rowboat....Shackleton was an egomaniac desperately fleeing his loveless marriage...

  • @brisdowneasteats736
    @brisdowneasteats736 Рік тому +97

    These men were made of different stuff then most...to come out of that journey alive only to find the world destroyed by war. A truly amazing account of endurance indeed!

    • @joeneil5485
      @joeneil5485 10 місяців тому +4

      ​@@SimonLloydGuitarcome off it, mate... proud of a crumbling empire built on injustice and violence...? the UK is on the right track now by God's grace...

    • @chicagogyrl4846
      @chicagogyrl4846 10 місяців тому +1

      @@SimonLloydGuitarWho is “we”??

    • @jimmydcricket5893
      @jimmydcricket5893 9 місяців тому

      ​@@SimonLloydGuitarProud of what was done to the Irish?

    • @LeMagnum440
      @LeMagnum440 6 місяців тому

      @@joeneil5485 Lol only jealous, if your lot had fought harder you,d be in charge.

    • @joeneil5485
      @joeneil5485 6 місяців тому

      @@LeMagnum440 my lot...? who's this then...?

  • @dmt9905
    @dmt9905 4 місяці тому +14

    My grandad was onboard this ship. Can’t believe you made a documentary about his gap year!

    • @LindaStoronsky-yk4df
      @LindaStoronsky-yk4df 2 місяці тому

      What a remarkable journey for your grandfather. Thank you for sharing it.

  • @M17CH68
    @M17CH68 10 місяців тому +45

    My father was part of the ANARE group and spent a year at Mawson and Davis in 1969. We lost my Dad April 2023 and watching this makes me remember the many books he had collected over the years about Shackleton,Mawson and Scott.
    Great watch, and I reckon it’s time for me to start reading about these courageous explorers, along with my dads written memoirs.
    Thanks for posting.

    • @justinmix143
      @justinmix143 4 місяці тому

      Wow. That's amazing. May your father RIP, he sounds like an incredible man.

  • @wyattsiebert6131
    @wyattsiebert6131 4 місяці тому +3

    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Journey is a phenomenal read

  • @Robert-eg2oy
    @Robert-eg2oy 10 місяців тому +13

    The very best survival story ever .

  • @howitstartsmm
    @howitstartsmm 10 місяців тому +18

    One man among just under 2 billion people that populated the planet. From one country with the resources and ambition. This one man assembled an expedition to a place only a handful of people even knew existed. He and his crew accomplished their goal, lost almost everything and through the crews knowledge and his leadership survived.
    No woke agenda, no toxic masculinity, no pronouns, no internet, no save the planet agenda.
    Just pure wanderlust and determination to do something memorable that would be talked about for hundreds of years.
    Thank you for your time and effort to bring this story to life, making it available for all.

    • @kaganplant167
      @kaganplant167 8 місяців тому

      They didn’t accomplish their goal, and nor were they backed by the country - the expedition was financed privately.
      Keep your culture war, identity politics bullshit to yourself.

    • @daveg-Vancouver_Island
      @daveg-Vancouver_Island 5 місяців тому

      Umm what… Woke agenda? Toxic masculinity? Do you mean woke like not asleep? Who does any kind of agenda while asleep, obviously you’ll be “woke”!

  • @adrianops7
    @adrianops7 10 місяців тому +12

    Men of true grit. Respect!

  • @loretta_3843
    @loretta_3843 Рік тому +16

    I know myself well enough to know this would be a nightmare journey for me.

    • @chrilleman16
      @chrilleman16 4 місяці тому

      Same, I would break, 100%

    • @Mone333Williams
      @Mone333Williams 3 місяці тому

      I'd get thru it..but would I do it again..hell on.

  • @christyluvs80sXo
    @christyluvs80sXo Рік тому +46

    No matter how many times I hear this story, I am always amazed by the absolute driving sheer will to live of these men! Absolutely strong!

  • @mckessa17
    @mckessa17 10 місяців тому +8

    Read the book, amazing story.

  • @carltonbreezy
    @carltonbreezy 5 місяців тому +7

    It's chilly in my bedroom so I'm in my sleeping bag and I'm a bit peckish, i know exactly what these men went through.

    • @Mdbz6767
      @Mdbz6767 4 місяці тому +3

      You are so brave 🙏🙏

  • @angelicscalliwagshomeschoo3823
    @angelicscalliwagshomeschoo3823 Рік тому +32

    I remember when we did a unit study on the antarctic explorers just thinking how unutterably mad they would have to be to put themselves in that position! Yet thank goodness they did because in sharing their journey with us, we get to be armchair explorers! All the excitement and none of the risk 🤣

  • @mrs.cracker4622
    @mrs.cracker4622 10 місяців тому +11

    One of the bravest men ever.

  • @olikane530
    @olikane530 2 місяці тому +1

    Even just one of Shackleton's escapades would leave me exhausted for rest of existence 😅

  • @veramae4098
    @veramae4098 Рік тому +13

    The right time, the right place, the right man.
    Stunning.

  • @fordprefect80
    @fordprefect80 10 місяців тому +7

    If they'd been lesser men the whole Endurance affair would have been a tale of tragedy.

  • @abongiletsotsi7300
    @abongiletsotsi7300 11 місяців тому +15

    I read the book tilted "Endurance" written by Alfred Lansing, and after reading that I shared a tear.

    • @peterflynn9123
      @peterflynn9123 10 місяців тому +3

      If it were a work of fiction I would have dismissed it as 'far fetched' and 'ridiculous'. Instead it is one of history's most astonishing documents of human survival ever told

    • @MxK589
      @MxK589 4 місяці тому +1

      I am reading it now, I couldn't put the book down as they were making way through the Drake passage going against gales and huge waves 😮😮

    • @LindaStoronsky-yk4df
      @LindaStoronsky-yk4df 2 місяці тому +1

      "Endurance" is an excellent book.

  • @robertalpy
    @robertalpy Рік тому +10

    That the British kept on with man hauling and couldn't bear to run down and eat their dogs is endearing if a bit foolish. But it is in line with the Anglo-American love of dogs.
    That oates walked out into a storm to die because he knew his comrades would not leave him otherwise shows great humanity. In wartime such an action would get him a Medal of Honor or a Victoria cross.

    • @Harry-kk6qf
      @Harry-kk6qf 11 місяців тому +1

      The family house of the Oates was in Putney in South London, which is now marked with a plaque.

    • @robertalpy
      @robertalpy 10 місяців тому

      @SimonLloydGuitar Well...until recently The Medal of Honor was equally hard to get until Obama and Trump started handing them out like candy. You used to have to kill alot of people and save a few in the same act. Now all you have to do is save a few.

    • @chicagogyrl4846
      @chicagogyrl4846 10 місяців тому

      @@SimonLloydGuitarIf it’s unattainable, why have it??! 😂🤣

    • @Weird.Dreams
      @Weird.Dreams 8 місяців тому +1

      @@SimonLloydGuitar "Victoria Cross... is awarded to persons who, in the presence of the enemy, display the most conspicuous gallantry; a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice; or extreme devotion to duty."
      So basically you have to act like Duke Nukem or James Bond. Easy!

  • @Daniel_McDonald
    @Daniel_McDonald Рік тому +25

    Wow, it's fascinating to learn about the early explorations of Antarctica and the challenges that these pioneers faced. Ernest Shackleton's story is truly inspiring, and it's amazing to see how his love for adventure and the sea began at such a young age. I can't wait to learn more about his expeditions and the legacy that he left behind. Thanks for sharing this informative and engaging video!

  • @otheremail123
    @otheremail123 Рік тому +15

    There is a book about this, Endurance by Alfred Lancing.

  • @Alyathaean
    @Alyathaean Рік тому +7

    And they just found the Endurance last year

  • @BillyBob-wq9fl
    @BillyBob-wq9fl 10 місяців тому +5

    They dont go without Shackleton..
    They dont survive without Shackleton.

  • @mcryan3890
    @mcryan3890 Рік тому +12

    Everyone in this is so well spoken

    • @dondamon4669
      @dondamon4669 5 місяців тому

      It's awful! I've never met an English person who speaks like these my whole life!?

    • @dondamon4669
      @dondamon4669 5 місяців тому

      It's obviously fake

    • @LindaStoronsky-yk4df
      @LindaStoronsky-yk4df 2 місяці тому

      Scripted but very entertaining.

  • @djp4206
    @djp4206 5 місяців тому +2

    Mawson was my great grandma uncle she died in 2011 nora mawson been told this story all my life

    • @stevewoo8099
      @stevewoo8099 3 місяці тому +1

      Was a great expedition.. rip to her ❤

  • @scofab
    @scofab 10 місяців тому +2

    Fascinating tale ans well told, thank you.

  • @johnh1353
    @johnh1353 3 місяці тому

    Amazing ... if it didn't really happen you would never believe it

  • @sheripacori2097
    @sheripacori2097 2 місяці тому

    I love history.❤

  • @prickhead
    @prickhead Рік тому +10

    I'll never complain about my silly problems ever again.

  • @JoTracy
    @JoTracy 5 місяців тому +1

    We might all be moving to Antarctica when the climate gets to warm everywhere else

    • @Mugwump7
      @Mugwump7 4 місяці тому

      Too. Too warm. Too.

  • @v8valiant68
    @v8valiant68 Рік тому +9

    The credit really goes too the captain not so much Shackleton

  • @Bonny1212icloud
    @Bonny1212icloud 11 місяців тому +3

    Very fascinating story boy it took a lot to do that. There’s no way I could I can’t stand the cold address of discover someplace in the equator or somewhere tropical

  • @kimmccabe1422
    @kimmccabe1422 3 місяці тому

    And i bet these men reminisced about their plight fondly many times over the years lol. Crazy

  • @pumirya
    @pumirya Рік тому +3

    Thanks for the video. It’s always cool to learn something new.

  • @Woody1072003
    @Woody1072003 Рік тому +3

    I just read this book last week. Great timing here with this video

  • @BobSpector-up7lw
    @BobSpector-up7lw 4 місяці тому

    Thanks!

  • @andersjonsson8403
    @andersjonsson8403 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for a soo Good video over a fantastic hero!

  • @user-dd2gn1ij9l
    @user-dd2gn1ij9l 2 місяці тому

    I love this stuff, they’re nothing like this on earth. The men “forget about it” 😅😅😅

  • @joy7218
    @joy7218 Рік тому +11

    It's amazing that children can go to the military at 16 yrs old sometimes as young as 14.

    • @joak-web
      @joak-web 10 місяців тому

      It was the merchant navy

    • @griggbaylee5808
      @griggbaylee5808 10 місяців тому

      Ya they’re Molly coddled these days….,.,in first world countries

  • @sf2132
    @sf2132 Рік тому +1

    Trying to use the provided discount code for a History Hit subscription using link provided in the description, it doesn't work.

  • @nikkiis.7944
    @nikkiis.7944 10 місяців тому

    How is the song called at the beginning of the video?

  • @darlenealvarado2875
    @darlenealvarado2875 5 місяців тому +2

    Just like the most of the soccer team who survived that plane crash in Chili in the mountains Snow and cold no food no water 😮

  • @garywheeler60
    @garywheeler60 10 місяців тому +3

    The smartest part of this was realizing they were a bunch of bloody fools. As a seasoned 10th generation Yacht Captain the idiocy described here is mind boggling.

    • @mimiwonder
      @mimiwonder 5 місяців тому +3

      As a daughter of a seaman, I too wondered why people praise these men who neglected to prepare and learn from their mistakes? There were largely selfish motivations in these expeditions (I.e. seeking fame and a need to get there first)

  • @01MIDWAY
    @01MIDWAY 10 місяців тому +1

    You know it's going be a bad when the show starts off with 2 commercials...

    • @Bhamloud47
      @Bhamloud47 10 місяців тому

      It’s an uninspired retelling of an old old tale using old interviews and photos to get views and money on UA-cam. What did you expect?

  • @colleenlongardner2692
    @colleenlongardner2692 2 місяці тому

    Thought the audio was poor.

  • @dondamon4669
    @dondamon4669 5 місяців тому

    Stanley will always be the greatest explorer

  • @colmbrennan3443
    @colmbrennan3443 10 місяців тому +2

    Gwan Tom crean bai 🇮🇪

  • @Communistsarentpeople
    @Communistsarentpeople 5 місяців тому +1

    Decidedly uncomfortable

  • @sudo_nym
    @sudo_nym 6 місяців тому +1

    ''The Boss''

  • @ballockybill2277
    @ballockybill2277 10 місяців тому

    Tom Creane was the man !!

  • @christinapankey1415
    @christinapankey1415 6 місяців тому +1

    Sad nobody tried to come their aid

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 5 місяців тому +1

      Far away very hard to get there

  • @annehedonia156
    @annehedonia156 Рік тому +5

    But how did they survive the Scuurrrrvvvyyyy??
    Sorry. Blame mr.Crabs 🦀

  • @edwinsalau150
    @edwinsalau150 10 місяців тому

    A good snippy bbb

  • @dscott130
    @dscott130 4 місяці тому

    Just read the book.

  • @bottleneck69
    @bottleneck69 6 місяців тому +1

    I would’ve had to get away from that wife too

  • @1100BFK
    @1100BFK 5 місяців тому

    Shackelton

  • @ByronBullets1
    @ByronBullets1 10 місяців тому +8

    They stopped making men like this. 😢

  • @lindsayimms9234
    @lindsayimms9234 10 місяців тому

    Just 250 miles

  • @SigEpBlue
    @SigEpBlue Рік тому +3

    10:33 "Day 36: I went nuts on the box of Krispy Kreme donuts. Haha, sucks to be these other guys."

  • @VeeTwoPointOh
    @VeeTwoPointOh Рік тому +3

    I read a book based on this.

  • @ryanturner5437
    @ryanturner5437 6 місяців тому

    Sounds like a tall tale. Kinda like the moon landing

  • @justinthyme5730
    @justinthyme5730 6 місяців тому

    Where does the oxygen come from at Antarctica?

  • @1eyewilly
    @1eyewilly 4 місяці тому +1

    Why would anyone want to explore a block of ice?

  • @russell2910
    @russell2910 10 місяців тому +4

    I don't care what anyone says, stranded crews are the best kind of crews.

  • @LeslieHiles-mn9fg
    @LeslieHiles-mn9fg 10 місяців тому +1

    Endurance a quality worthy of acquiring...you willing? Hahaha 🤣🤣

  • @raymondtorres-gy8uj
    @raymondtorres-gy8uj 10 місяців тому +1

    Imagine if they would'nt have made it back, they history books would'nt have known for sure what happened to them so all kinds of theory's about what happened...They frozed to death, Shackleton went más & killed them all, My favorite of all that they always do with these missing people like them....The Aliens 👽😂 took them to another dimensión...🤫😱👽😂😂🛸👽

  • @fusiliers1
    @fusiliers1 5 місяців тому

    Oh yeh
    No food or heat

  • @MCC4RTHY1
    @MCC4RTHY1 Рік тому +3

    So. He had a miracle, the lord delivered him from the grasp of death and instead of being grateful and never going back he went back…. Well.

  • @MapleSyrupPoet
    @MapleSyrupPoet 8 місяців тому +1

    Died, 7th of January, at age of 47 ...2 7's ...4,& 7 =11 ...I am 11th child of 13 children ...interesting ...grateful you posted 📫 video ...well done ✔

    • @dondamon4669
      @dondamon4669 5 місяців тому

      What are you talking about?

    • @MapleSyrupPoet
      @MapleSyrupPoet 5 місяців тому

      @@dondamon4669 my message is, you need a foot massage 👣 then proceed to pull those elongated nose 👃 hairs, with a pair of tweezers ...improves your mood, and look 😁👍

  • @dropas4136
    @dropas4136 4 місяці тому

    Tenacity regimen

  • @robertalpy
    @robertalpy Рік тому +1

    Seal is not a good tasting meat but not as bad as shark or walrus. Artic treks are not known for food eating except for the Scandinavians who will eat their dogs which I hear isn't so bad. But as an American I'd almost rather eat a man than a dog...almost.

    • @griggbaylee5808
      @griggbaylee5808 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, I think you’ll find your morals and ethics adapt to the situation,

    • @user-pt1ow8hx5l
      @user-pt1ow8hx5l 10 місяців тому

      the dogs ate their comrades,.......... the norwegians left a ton of food in antarctica,......

  • @twisstedcrowez
    @twisstedcrowez 5 місяців тому

    You need 2 gallons of water per person a day just for eating....(boiling food ) and drinking

  • @tonyhanson1710
    @tonyhanson1710 9 місяців тому +1

    Good gawd………ads? No thanks.

  • @RealJohnnyDingo
    @RealJohnnyDingo Рік тому +2

    Grilled penguin and snowcones FTW 😎

    • @faxenmacher4633
      @faxenmacher4633 Рік тому +2

      Penguin meat is said to taste like an oily blend of beef, codfish, and duck cooked together in a pot with blood and cod-liver oil for sauce.

    • @ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760
      @ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760 Рік тому +1

      ​@@faxenmacher4633better than having to eat a member of your crew though.

    • @faxenmacher4633
      @faxenmacher4633 Рік тому +1

      @@ihavetoreturnsomevideotape2760 Depends how much you like them tbh. People taste like BBQ pork with a honey glaze "allegedly".

    • @Useaname
      @Useaname 10 місяців тому

      They do

  • @tonyflamingo6681
    @tonyflamingo6681 Рік тому +1

    Theres a tv show that covers this called THE TERROR. Really good stuff

  • @vaughanpower4538
    @vaughanpower4538 5 місяців тому +1

    Now you can take a cruise there and eat caviar while you watch killer whales.

  • @edwhitson9873
    @edwhitson9873 5 місяців тому

    Was Emily his cousin?

  • @umvhu
    @umvhu 10 місяців тому +1

    Advertisers. A concept alien to their minds :- an unknown voice of unknown origin or voracity, is incapable of convincing me of anything at all.
    Is my mind odd?

  • @joeneil5485
    @joeneil5485 10 місяців тому

    That young guy from Cambridge speaking in this video is clearly a dangerous maniac...

  • @coffeetalk924
    @coffeetalk924 4 місяці тому

    I survived 2 years in church one Sunday morning 😉

  • @MapleSyrupPoet
    @MapleSyrupPoet 8 місяців тому +1

    Let's see 👀 what's inside Antarctica ...what's underneath ...rich minerals? ...some multi-billionaire, get in there, get rewarded 💰

    • @arcdecibel9986
      @arcdecibel9986 8 місяців тому

      Sadly, commercial mining and drilling in Antarctica is prohibited. Not that it matters much. The average depth of the ice sheet is over a mile, so almost no resource is worth the expense of simply extracting it. Oil and natural gas may be possibilities one day, but for now, we've got oceans of the stuff in far easier places to access.

    • @MapleSyrupPoet
      @MapleSyrupPoet 8 місяців тому

      @@arcdecibel9986 yes. Who prohibits mining? Who are these frauds? 🐊

    • @arcdecibel9986
      @arcdecibel9986 8 місяців тому

      @@MapleSyrupPoet The Protection to the Antarctic Treaty of 1991 and its signatory nations, the British Antarctic Survey and member nations, and some scientific bullshit organization whose head is in Hawaii, for some reason. Probably others. So I guess the militaries of those nations would be enforcing the ban. And yes, that seems like a violation of natural rights to me, if they enforced it on an independent party or person.

  • @MUFC1933
    @MUFC1933 4 місяці тому

    9:14 we were all just semen once

  • @perpetualgrin5804
    @perpetualgrin5804 10 місяців тому

    Well visit Elephant Is in 6 months, dreams do come true😅.

  • @ProfEmerita
    @ProfEmerita 5 місяців тому

    As a business professional emerita, I know that Mr. Musk is phenomenal, a genius who can manifest his visions. If an individual has a problem with him, that person should seek what his or her own problems are…

  • @hhazelhoff1363
    @hhazelhoff1363 10 місяців тому

    The should of brought sati literally phones, and a star link with them. Not to mention a epirb.

  • @stevankirby5982
    @stevankirby5982 10 місяців тому +1

    We😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @Mitchell_Coburn
    @Mitchell_Coburn 4 місяці тому

    Hey brother just an FYI, there is porn being posted under your name on Facebook. I think you got hacked

  • @jameslarkin8494
    @jameslarkin8494 10 місяців тому +2

    For a complete failure,i love how the reporters turn them into heros. Brit failures,talking about rewriting history? What Is Rewriting? Rewriting is the process of going through a rough draft and fixing things that don't work for you.

  • @kimruchel3538
    @kimruchel3538 Рік тому +2

    Monke

  • @roxanaalnatour5916
    @roxanaalnatour5916 Рік тому +1

    Lol, if I ever hear "advancement and fame" again, I'll puke lol smh, overkill phrase

  • @charlesmcmillion5118
    @charlesmcmillion5118 4 місяці тому +1

    Naval semen???

  • @paulbarbacano1109
    @paulbarbacano1109 9 місяців тому +1

    Sry... Great story.... Find it hard to believe

  • @jayebae5362
    @jayebae5362 4 місяці тому

    I dislike documentarys like this adding in dramatic nonsense.

  • @legalise.nuclearbombs
    @legalise.nuclearbombs Рік тому +5

    Fuck it. If they can do 2 years in Antarctica, I could do 2 years at Goldman Sachs working 100 hours a week. Let's do this shit.

  • @user-hn3kt5ip1g
    @user-hn3kt5ip1g 10 місяців тому

    You lost me I'm falling asleep

  • @suckmyass101
    @suckmyass101 4 місяці тому

    Jesus christ man can you make the intro even longer