Probably one of the best, most concentrated and accurate presentations of this great feat. Perhaps THE best, although not perfect. But still, very, very well done! 🙂 Great thanks to David Cobham for this! And I really love how the Norwegians speak plain and true Norwegian. No fake. I can vouch for that, being a Norwegian myself. ;-)
@@PeterPan-iz1kk I am not sure yet. Dad was Norwegian and mum was Danish, so it’s a matter of me finding a lot of paperwork about my grandmother on dads side. That is how I made the discovery. We also inherited some Roald Amundsen silverware, but dad died very young and he was an only child. I am doing the genealogy soon so I’ll get back to you when I know more💯
@@Lakridza67 Thank you, that would be nice of you. Where in the world are you situated now, BTW? Some English-speaking country obviously, but where? Good luck on on your quest! :-)
Traveling 1000 miles from shore to the unknown at extremely low temperature, severe weather is something only a genuinely brave person can do. Everything was against them, yet they were successful in their mission. Hats off to them.
Ogerman Claus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsemen , Normandy(en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Normandy) -william the conquerer and his descendant Queen Elizabeth II. Then you have en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Rus%27,_Russia_and_Ruthenia. Furthermore, you have en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson. Eric the Red founded the first settlement on Greenland and Leiv Eriksson was his son. Amundsen is just en extension of a tradition of exploring. Sadly Christianity kinda put a damper on exploring for about 900 years. Then you also have Heyerdahl, Kagge and Ousland as well.
Well, at least a great explorer. He had ambition, intelligence, skill, will, and so on, but he had many vices too, as a human being. No doubt about that. ;-)
Fun Fact: Per Theodor Haugen plays Amundsen here. He went on to play Amundsen's brother, Leon in the later British TV miniseries "The Last Place on Earth". I THOUGHT he looked famiiiar! EDIT: this is one of the best such presentations I've ever seen, hands down. Aree there more in this series on YT?
That's a brilliant fact, thank you! Not sure if there are more episodes. This is the one David directed and so it's here. Let us know if you find any others, happy hunting.
This was Amundsen's "tour de force". He had the skill, the know how and experience, gathered methodically through many years. His planning was immaculate, and so was the execution of his plan. A true "tour de force".
Amundsen took a massive gamble in taking dogs up to the plateu without previously exploring the route. At that time only one route was known via the beardmore glacier and it was thought to be unsuitable for dogs. Not many people would even commit to going up to a mountain nearly 10000ft high and just expecting to sledge up it with dogs.
@@DigitalPosion Yes, it was a gamble. You're right about that. But most of the route was explored by some of the crew (like Bjaaland) before starting up. And both Amundsen and most of his crew had previous experience with dogs and mountains. He knew very well what he was up to. It was a gamble, but calculated. And they made it.
@@DigitalPosionAmundsen could had ofcourse eastablish their base couple miles from Scott, both parties being annoyed by each other. Better this way. They did not crossed each others paths, other than Brits had to drag their sledges last miles with Norwegian tracks all over.
Amundsen found the north west passage a few years before the south pole. He did it in the fram, a recommissioned fishing boat with a small crew, same boat as went south. He beat the british empire with all their money and "expertise". He was a genius and he died searching for a lost explorer .
@@davidrotter3862 "Gjøa", actually, but you're quite right. The "ø" is pronounced like the vowel in "bird", "sure", "curve", and so forth. This vessel was chosen by Amundsen because it was easy to handle with a small crew (meaning less provisions to be brought along), and it had a shallow draft. The "Fram", however, which Amundsen used in his expedition to the South Pole, was a purpose built vessel for F. Nansen for his attempted ice-drift across the North Pole. It was built by the famous boat builder Colin Archer in Larvik, Norway, after Nansen's specifications and wishes. Colin Archer was born in Larvik, from Scottish parents, but he considered himself a Norwegian. He was also the Lord Mayor of Larvik for some time. He built many pilot boats, rescue vessels and ships, and even pleasure craft. He was very well known for his uncompromising build quality and skill. Several of the vessels he built are still sailing today, like my boat, a yacht built by Colin Archer in 1899, and it's still fit for fight. His highest wish was to "build nothing but really good craft". And I can vouch for that. The reason he could afford this, was that he had a family fortune to lean on: a big sheep and cattle farm in Australia, which he himself had been contributing to build up, together with several of his brothers. So money was never a problem for him.
Yes, that's right! Amundsen spent several months with some of the Inuit people of North Canada during his North-West passage expedition with his little ship "Gjøa". There he learned how to dress properly and how to handle and drive dogs. And even how to build igloos. All this was crucial knowledge that he exploited to the full on his journey to the South Pole. I learned the same (dressing) from the Sami people in Finnmark in Norway. It's an age old and tested tradition, and it works! 🙂 Best garbs I ever wore in a cold climate. Can't be beaten. You're warm, dry, and the clothes keep themselves clean. Goretex and other modern materials can never compete with that. ;-)
The greatest explorer who ever lived, after Columbus, rating equally with Stanley, in my opinion. Let us not downplay or dismiss Scott and Shackelton, however. Scott, after all, reached the Pole. They represent great endurance as well as sacrifice and the nobility of mankind's spirit of adventure.
Jack Buckley I don’t think Roald killed anyone like Columbus did though. I’d argue that looking at such, Roald is the better person (although we would never know what he may have done in Columbus’ shoes).
Greatest explorer who ever lived, may not have been Columbus or Leif Ericson, but certainly Ericson was greater than Columbus. Ericson discovered the new world 500 years before Columbus and did so with a much smaller boat and far fewer resources and did so also without the backing of royalty... Columbus had all those advantages and still was beaten in the discovery of the new world by a 500 years. No competition for who is the greatest, among those two explorers, not even close.
Was this a British and Norwegian co-production? Most of the names in the credits are English, but the cast names are Scandinavian, I assume Norwegian. Where was it filmed?
Most probably so. It was filmed in Greenland. And, yes, the actors are Norwegian and speak true Norwegian, no mistake. I know, because I''m a Norwegian myself. ;-)
There was nothing noble about man hauling, as Attenborough seems to suggest. Amundsen inadvertently turned Scott from intrepid explorer into a postman, when he left the letters for Scott to deliver at the South Pole. Thanks for the video.
"Amundsen inadvertently turned Scott from intrepid explorer into a postman, when he left the letters for Scott to deliver". This is not quite true. It was a common custom for explorers at the time to leave messages to others who might find them, and to ask them to forward the messages in case they themselves would not return. Amundsen could not be certain that nothing would happen to him and his team on the return journey, therefore this precaution. Scott would probably have done the same, if he'd been there first. There is nothing derogaotory in that. And Amundsen, when he heard that Scott and his men were lost, grieved as much as any other.
I'm no Scott fanboy, but had he picked a year prior with the exact same plan most or all of his team likely would've survived... An over reliance on weather patterns is what really killed him, Just as starting too soon or hitting an unknown crevasse could've wiped out Amundsen's uncharted path, Scott was following a predetermined path (minus 90-100 miles) but with a better plan, better gear, more caches, and much better navigation that had thwarted previous attempts at the same route... Both men deserve respect, and the lives of both men's expeditions could've easily been lost before even reaching the pole, let alone on the return trek... Both feats are incredible in my mind, just in different ways, especially from a scientific/research perspective. 👍
@@berryreading4809 Better plan? Better gear? I would argue that Amundsen had the better of both. And better (egalitarian) team spirit. And better adaptability. And preparedness to learn from Inuits.
LOL reported who? the explorer that disappeared in 1928? if your referencing the dogs, they've lived like that for thousands of years, they arn't domesticated house pets.
Yes, they certainly led "a dog's life", that is true. But they were well treated when possible, and punished hard when they did not behave. That is the way to treat this kind of dogs. I know, from personal experience. They were never maltreated, because all of the expedition's success depended upon the dog's performances, and the human members of the expedition were all very much aware of that. They all had to work together. Take a look at this one: ua-cam.com/video/ivXPzwRvgCs/v-deo.html
This is a great documentary, and they found the perfect guy to portray Amundsen...
Thanks! Episodes from that series are almost impossible to find! Hoping more will surface.
Excellent! Thank you for this gem.
Came here to watch after watching Capt Scott documentary. No wonder this team won. So well planned and executed.
Probably one of the best, most concentrated and accurate presentations of this great feat. Perhaps THE best, although not perfect. But still, very, very well done! 🙂
Great thanks to David Cobham for this!
And I really love how the Norwegians speak plain and true Norwegian. No fake. I can vouch for that, being a Norwegian myself. ;-)
Me too. My grandmother was part of the Amundsen clan.
@@Lakridza67 Very interesting! In what way?
@@PeterPan-iz1kk I am not sure yet. Dad was Norwegian and mum was Danish, so it’s a matter of me finding a lot of paperwork about my grandmother on dads side. That is how I made the discovery. We also inherited some Roald Amundsen silverware, but dad died very young and he was an only child. I am doing the genealogy soon so I’ll get back to you when I know more💯
@@Lakridza67 Thank you, that would be nice of you. Where in the world are you situated now, BTW? Some English-speaking country obviously, but where? Good luck on on your quest! :-)
Traveling 1000 miles from shore to the unknown at extremely low temperature, severe weather is something only a genuinely brave person can do. Everything was against them, yet they were successful in their mission. Hats off to them.
Thank you for sharing this video. Amundsen what a great man !
Ogerman Claus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsemen , Normandy(en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Normandy) -william the conquerer and his descendant Queen Elizabeth II. Then you have en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Rus%27,_Russia_and_Ruthenia. Furthermore, you have en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson. Eric the Red founded the first settlement on Greenland and Leiv Eriksson was his son. Amundsen is just en extension of a tradition of exploring. Sadly Christianity kinda put a damper on exploring for about 900 years. Then you also have Heyerdahl, Kagge and Ousland as well.
Not a great man to his brother.
Well, at least a great explorer. He had ambition, intelligence, skill, will, and so on, but he had many vices too, as a human being. No doubt about that. ;-)
"What they called good luck, I call good planning." Roald Amundsen
His name was Roald, not Ronald.
@@PeterPan-iz1kk Right. Thanks for correcting me.👍
@@toekafrank6998 You are most welcome. 🙂
Fun Fact:
Per Theodor Haugen plays Amundsen here. He went on to play Amundsen's brother, Leon in the later British TV miniseries "The Last Place on Earth". I THOUGHT he looked famiiiar!
EDIT: this is one of the best such presentations I've ever seen, hands down. Aree there more in this series on YT?
That's a brilliant fact, thank you!
Not sure if there are more episodes. This is the one David directed and so it's here. Let us know if you find any others, happy hunting.
Thank you so much for sharing. What an amazing film
This was Amundsen's "tour de force". He had the skill, the know how and experience, gathered methodically through many years. His planning was immaculate, and so was the execution of his plan. A true "tour de force".
Amundsen took a massive gamble in taking dogs up to the plateu without previously exploring the route. At that time only one route was known via the beardmore glacier and it was thought to be unsuitable for dogs. Not many people would even commit to going up to a mountain nearly 10000ft high and just expecting to sledge up it with dogs.
@@DigitalPosion Yes, it was a gamble. You're right about that. But most of the route was explored by some of the crew (like Bjaaland) before starting up. And both Amundsen and most of his crew had previous experience with dogs and mountains. He knew very well what he was up to. It was a gamble, but calculated. And they made it.
@@DigitalPosionAmundsen could had ofcourse eastablish their base couple miles from Scott, both parties being annoyed by each other. Better this way. They did not crossed each others paths, other than Brits had to drag their sledges last miles with Norwegian tracks all over.
Great.. Thank you!
Good stuff, very authentic.
Amundsen found the north west passage a few years before the south pole. He did it in the fram, a recommissioned fishing boat with a small crew, same boat as went south. He beat the british empire with all their money and "expertise". He was a genius and he died searching for a lost explorer .
Amundsen navigated the Northwest Passage in a small craft called “Gjoa”.
@@davidrotter3862
"Gjøa", actually, but you're quite right. The "ø" is pronounced like the vowel in "bird", "sure", "curve", and so forth. This vessel was chosen by Amundsen because it was easy to handle with a small crew (meaning less provisions to be brought along), and it had a shallow draft.
The "Fram", however, which Amundsen used in his expedition to the South Pole, was a purpose built vessel for F. Nansen for his attempted ice-drift across the North Pole. It was built by the famous boat builder Colin Archer in Larvik, Norway, after Nansen's specifications and wishes.
Colin Archer was born in Larvik, from Scottish parents, but he considered himself a Norwegian. He was also the Lord Mayor of Larvik for some time. He built many pilot boats, rescue vessels and ships, and even pleasure craft. He was very well known for his uncompromising build quality and skill. Several of the vessels he built are still sailing today, like my boat, a yacht built by Colin Archer in 1899, and it's still fit for fight. His highest wish was to "build nothing but really good craft". And I can vouch for that.
The reason he could afford this, was that he had a family fortune to lean on: a big sheep and cattle farm in Australia, which he himself had been contributing to build up, together with several of his brothers. So money was never a problem for him.
wow young Atenborough
First thing I noticed, he supposedly wore eskimo or Inayut, fir outfit, keep him warm and dry
Yes, that's right! Amundsen spent several months with some of the Inuit people of North Canada during his North-West passage expedition with his little ship "Gjøa". There he learned how to dress properly and how to handle and drive dogs. And even how to build igloos. All this was crucial knowledge that he exploited to the full on his journey to the South Pole.
I learned the same (dressing) from the Sami people in Finnmark in Norway. It's an age old and tested tradition, and it works! 🙂
Best garbs I ever wore in a cold climate. Can't be beaten. You're warm, dry, and the clothes keep themselves clean.
Goretex and other modern materials can never compete with that. ;-)
The greatest explorer who ever lived, after Columbus, rating equally with Stanley, in my opinion. Let us not downplay or dismiss Scott and Shackelton, however. Scott, after all, reached the Pole. They represent great endurance as well as sacrifice and the nobility of mankind's spirit of adventure.
Jack Buckley I don’t think Roald killed anyone like Columbus did though. I’d argue that looking at such, Roald is the better person (although we would never know what he may have done in Columbus’ shoes).
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@@catinthepeng2686 who did Columbus kill? I honestly don't know..
Greatest explorer who ever lived, may not have been Columbus or Leif Ericson, but certainly Ericson was greater than Columbus. Ericson discovered the new world 500 years before Columbus and did so with a much smaller boat and far fewer resources and did so also without the backing of royalty... Columbus had all those advantages and still was beaten in the discovery of the new world by a 500 years. No competition for who is the greatest, among those two explorers, not even close.
Was this a British and Norwegian co-production? Most of the names in the credits are English, but the cast names are Scandinavian, I assume Norwegian. Where was it filmed?
Most probably so. It was filmed in Greenland. And, yes, the actors are Norwegian and speak true Norwegian, no mistake. I know, because I''m a Norwegian myself. ;-)
There was nothing noble about man hauling, as Attenborough seems to suggest. Amundsen inadvertently turned Scott from intrepid explorer into a postman, when he left the letters for Scott to deliver at the South Pole. Thanks for the video.
"Amundsen inadvertently turned Scott from intrepid explorer into a postman, when he left the letters for Scott to deliver".
This is not quite true. It was a common custom for explorers at the time to leave messages to others who might find them, and to ask them to forward the messages in case they themselves would not return. Amundsen could not be certain that nothing would happen to him and his team on the return journey, therefore this precaution. Scott would probably have done the same, if he'd been there first. There is nothing derogaotory in that. And Amundsen, when he heard that Scott and his men were lost, grieved as much as any other.
Joe Fulham: Well, I think that Attenborough was being ironical here.
Ernest Shackelton held Amundsen in the highest regard ~ Not so with Scott.
And vise versa
Roald, ice man!
Why did they only bring one stove for all the men??! What if one broke or something??! Something so vital, you need more than one!!
The race to the South Pole: The men that made all the right choices against the man that made al the wrong choices.
I'm no Scott fanboy, but had he picked a year prior with the exact same plan most or all of his team likely would've survived... An over reliance on weather patterns is what really killed him, Just as starting too soon or hitting an unknown crevasse could've wiped out Amundsen's uncharted path, Scott was following a predetermined path (minus 90-100 miles) but with a better plan, better gear, more caches, and much better navigation that had thwarted previous attempts at the same route... Both men deserve respect, and the lives of both men's expeditions could've easily been lost before even reaching the pole, let alone on the return trek... Both feats are incredible in my mind, just in different ways, especially from a scientific/research perspective. 👍
@@berryreading4809 Better plan? Better gear? I would argue that Amundsen had the better of both. And better (egalitarian) team spirit. And better adaptability. And preparedness to learn from Inuits.
The accent of the person narrating Amundsen is really very far from a Norwegian one.
Yes, it is. But it is a nice try, though! ;-)
By God! It makes me proud to be British!
🇵🇰💨♿
Is that a Paki breathing onion breath on a cripple?
Why no shelter for the poor dogs??!
I like Lindstrom.
Why do these kinds of things never have the damn date that it was made in the description or title?? It's fucking annoying.
Agreed - so many fail to do so. Luckily, most programmes give the date at the end of the credits - in this case it was 1975.
No furs?
reported for animal abuse !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠
LOL reported who? the explorer that disappeared in 1928? if your referencing the dogs, they've lived like that for thousands of years, they arn't domesticated house pets.
Go to the south pole in 1911 and have a protest! 🙄🤦♂️
Yes, they certainly led "a dog's life", that is true. But they were well treated when possible, and punished hard when they did not behave. That is the way to treat this kind of dogs. I know, from personal experience. They were never maltreated, because all of the expedition's success depended upon the dog's performances, and the human members of the expedition were all very much aware of that. They all had to work together. Take a look at this one: ua-cam.com/video/ivXPzwRvgCs/v-deo.html