Survival! The Shackleton Story
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2014
- To license this clip go to www.natgeomotion.com/bell/clip... Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew took bitter defeat and turned it into heroic survival.Early this century, members of the imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition watched as their ship, the Endurance was crushed by the frozen sea.They were left with no radio and no hope of rescue.For more than a year, they drifted on packed ice, surviving on seal, penguin, and eventually dog meat, while battling freezing temperatures and mind-numbing boredom.When Shackleton, along with all 28 members of the expedition, emerged at Stromness whaling station in May, 1916, almost two years after their departure, the world was shocked.
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The fact that there is actual footage from this amazing story over 100 years ago is beyond mind blowing. Humans are absolutely nuts
The camera was the prize amongst what they kept safe
Tough son of a guns! Insane how not one of them died
Imagine one of these men living today. They would concor the entire planet.
Cant even believe that the film and cameras functioned properly within the brutal extreme cold.
@@michaelbruns449my iPhone doesn’t work too well when it’s-30°C.
Shackleton may have gotten all the acclaim but it was Frank Worsley, the navigator, who saved the expedition and all its men. His sailing from Elephant to South Georgia Island is without question the greatest feat of seamanship, ever.
*cough* William Bligh, cast adrift in an overloaded boat 4,000 miles across open ocean to East Timor. *cough*.
Maybe the greatest known to history. I'd say there's amazing tales that were never recorded or known beyond the people who experienced it
800 miles mostly done by 'dead reckoning': that is some achievement.
The man who saved Shackleton and his crew was Luis Pardo and the government of Chile.
Totally agree, like Sully landing on the river
Ironic: "Shackleton never achieved any of his goals. He lost the race for the Pole and failed to cross Antarctica," yet he is immortal for achieving what no one could ever imagine: true leadership and service to men who willingly went with him to the most dangerous place on the planet. Nicely played, Boss.
They didn't know it, but ironicly, it was one of the few times in history when Antarctica WASN'T the most dangerous place on earth. I think that title went to northeastern France.
I think they achieved a goal, surviving in the most extreme and dangerous place of the world.
I was thinking that too! This man is a hero for keeping his men alive in conditions that would have killed most. Not one human life lost despite all odds. They could have given him a better tribute at the end of this documentary.
immortal & planet do not fit.
Precisely Mark - imo he accomplished so much more than anyone else crossing imaginary boundaries
The ship was just recently discovered. Almost preserved perfectly in the crystal clear freezing water. Sitting upright. Incredible.
and the coordinates were right there in the ships log
No bodies were found... oh right, Shak returned all his crew safely!
awestruck! what a man. July 17, 2023
These men were tough! A contrast to the sissys of today.
Great man.
His achievement was the greatest of all the explorers. He brought every man home.
AMEN!!
At the end it said that he never accomplished any of his goals, I think he did way more. Hie goals were to keep his men alive, he did that with true heroism.
Yes, I thought that was a strange comment to finish with too. Achieved much more than crossing the Antarctic would have done.
Yes very true, this was much more than his accomplishments
fazerphil my thoughts exactly,if its not a movie it would sure make a good one.Brad pitt could be the boss.
Even his south pole trip was a failure, but he turned back to to save the men. He placed human life above human achievement.
THE CAPTAIN WAS THE HERO OF THE ENTIRE STORY. NOT SHACKLETON.
You know what I like best about older documentaries like this one? No cheesy "re-enactments"! Just a narrator, archival pictures and film, and interviews with people. Unlike today's clichéd and "fake drama" documentaries.
+delavalmilker Good point, I hate it when trashy documentary makers recruit the "local drama society" to act out various roles.
+delavalmilker so right...
+delavalmilker Yes -they were very fortunate to have such great archieve film and photos , consideering they actually filmed the moment the mast cracked and lots besides. They dumped much of what they had shot when the ship went down because of the weight. So much more of the film lies at the bottom of the antartic - what the ice takes, it keeps
+richard lawless National Geographic published a few of the colour photographs (plates) salvaged from the ship. The quality is amazing for 1915.
Yes I read that article around 12/15 years ago. That is what first set my interest in Shackleton. Beautiful pictures indeed. Cheers
I'm here today because they found the ship after 107 years. It still looks beautiful.
THIS IS THE BEST SURVIVAL STORY OF ALL TIME!
+Mike G If only the brits had backed this guy instead of Scott we could have won the race to the south pole! Class bias at its worst :(
'touching the void' is the best
never heard about the "red tent" history?
ITubaUTuba I agree with you.
I survived man flu
Wilde, an awesome leader in his own right.
Frank Worsley, probably one of the most skilled navigators and open boat handelers in history
Crean, a legend
That has to be the most incredible story I have ever heard. I worry about being able to withstand a 60 hour event and these men did what seemed like the impossible. And as I listen to it all and think of what an amazing story it is and all they endured, the ending points out that Shakleton failed at everything he set out to do. So even though he failed at it all, he still had the ambition to succeed which was surviving and making sure all his crew remained sane and survived. Absolutely amazing!!!
Check his competitor Robert Falcon Scott’s story too. You won’t be disappointed.
Read the book "The Endurance" this doc hit only the highlights.
Yes, the book to read is Endurance by Alfred Lansing; very well written.
They all survived because they had faith in Shackleton, an unbelievable man they called boss. A rare breed of a man who gave his all for his men.
And a rare breed of men who provide unquestioning loyalty to their leader. At any point they could have said "This is insane. This is suicidal. We refuse to comply". And they wouldn't have been entirely wrong.
"Boss, I had a curious feeling on the march that there was another person with us." Crean confessed to the same idea. One feels "the dearth of human words, the roughness of mortal speech" in trying to describe things intangible, but a record of our journeys would be incomplete without a reference to a subject very near to our hearts.
@@taylorstanley4379 No. This is a story of keeping alive. And Shackleton chose well his fellow sailors.
This reminds of how God gave his all for us.
@ The end of this story is absolutely distorted and completely ignores a hero though. Chilean Navy man Luis Alberto Pardo, who was the leader of the rescue mission and who proposed the route that they needed to take to successfully rescue the men from Elephant Island. From Wikipedia: " Luis Alberto Pardo VIllalon (20 September 1882 - 21 February 1935) was a Chilean Navy officer who, in August 1916, commanded the steam tug to rescue the 22 stranded crewmen of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, , part of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The crewmen were stranded on Elephant Island, an ice-covered mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean." The British crown authorized 25,000 pounds as a reward that he ended up rejecting, since he believe this was his duty and didn't require a special reward or recognition. In 1930, he was appointed Chilean consul at Liverpool, where he served until 1934.
Shackleton was not a failure a lesser man would have left his crew to die and not return; and for that he is a hero
Yes
Right on.
Karluk expedition is opposite to this remarkable story
YES!!!
and FURTHER MORE. he has a whisky named for him today... and it is really good. They may not have done whatever geo-political thing they were urged to do by others, but Shackelton's party buried a crate of old MacInlay's Whisky, which was found near 100 years later, and the formula ressurected, so that now we know what real Scots Whisky was like in the 1890's, before it was altered by world wars and all kinds of other crap.
As a fan of archaeology, and of adventure, I salute Shackleton and his crew of epic adventurers! This is some stuff of legends right here!
his mind was always on survival for all. always had his men in mind to save all of them.thats leadership.
The will to survive is amazing.
You know your situation's dire when they state at 14:31 that: "the tea is very nearly done".
lol
Daniël Wijma
It was worse when the tobacco ran out.
The end for any true Englishman.
What about the bacon?
Shackleton never gave up on himself or his men. His motivation is obvious, but to keep his men on the right path is tremendous for their morale.
🇮🇪 Ireland's Tom CREAN spent more time on the snow and ice than Shackleton and Scott. He outlived both. As the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin got under way, Tom Crean was walking across South Georgia with Shackleton and Worsley.
I just finished reading endurance by Alfred Lansing.
What a purely epic true tale of phenomenal heroism and the dedication of man to survive. Shackleton is nothing short of an absolute hero, which I will no doubt look up to for the rest of my life.
I’m reading it now!
I just finished Landing's Endurance, too. Riveting!
The most important man, key to the survival of them all was Frank Worsley, the Captain. Shackleton made many very bad decisions, from start to finish
do you know what being ferrel is..its when people lead from the most constricted twists in thier body mostly
this Shackleton was given an objective he couldn't perceive and for some reason couldn't escape the thought of
when asked to answer the question..he had already captured a crew and was going to go sailing...even though that really wasn't the task
Shackleton couldn't understand metaphors because his ears were frostbit.this is physiology.he kept his men alive as witnesses
witnesses to what that he wasn't there. he was already weird ..to the point of how can i survive these others
his mentality was that they weren't supposed to be found ..and he was talking to himself..he may have forgotten all about
those others..if something hadn't kept reminding him....and it wasn't subtle it would wreak his bones for while and he would
remember walrus meat for some reason this would ruin the meal of everyone .this is the true story..after a journey like that
your intensions don't always follow you around like before..its more like a fissure and it always has to stay open for awhile
so you don't infect or spread disease to anything or anyone..he wasn't going to tell them about the others any of them..
as those were his intentions at the beginning he had to be reminded,,,,
I finished it yesterday
William Stephenson was my great great great grandfather he was a fireman on the exposition
Really?
Sure, buddy and Jesus was actually my mother.
@@MrOP-jw1zp on what exposition? Lol 😂 I'm sure expedition was meant
@@billgoose5768
I think u tagged the wrong dude.
ORANGE MAN BAD!!! SHECHTMAN
Lets not forget the “ other “ ship of men who were to lay depots of food along the way for this crew from the other side of this frozen land. Their story is just as frightening and real. Brave men, achieving and overcoming enormous obstacles without knowing about Ernest’s situation. Yet holding true, obeying orders given by Ernest prior to departing. Integrity and resolve not found easily today. Great reads for cold winter days ! Happy New Year !
I didn’t know about that! What’s the title of that book?
If you are ever in a desparete situation, just think about them, and you will probably find out your situation isn't so desperate at all.
sleepingeye the desert can almost feel the same lol, shifting sand, hot days, very cold nights, brittle rocks, etc
Beanmachine91 and less food, few resources to work with to warm you like wood, and no water, at least in Antarctica they could boil some water and take the condensation to make fresh water.
i do that all the time........even with food......if some dish isn't that great, we say......well, Shackleton 's men would have loved this..... puts things in perspective.
my hero....yes i do that..i always think of people who overcame the odds worse than what i was going through..i perservere. Like churchill said' never, never, never give up. The name of his ship, very apt....Endurance....!!!
Yeah lol
This is one of the best endurance stories I've ever heard in my life.
Somebody should've shown that weasel captain of the Costa Concordia this story.
+Madlifey Ok! I think you mean Costa Concordia
+Berthasfave1 Hahahahahaha your right....Hahahahahaha.... that was great!!
There is a very big difference between a person being in a leadership position and a real leader. A true leader puts the needs of his crew before that of his own, he genuinely cares about the welfare of all his men, and under his leadership they thrive and grow, he credits the successes to his crew and all places any failures upon his own shoulders. I have known many people in charge, but very few true leaders. Many years ago, at a young age, I read a couple books about Shackleton's adventure, I have always tried my best to live by Shackleton's example of "servant leadership".
god bless
Idea development: 1
Convention: 1
Great way to try to be a real leader my friend 👍
Excellent summation!
Wow... 😮❤
I know this is supposed to be a great historical event but can we just take a moment to remember all the brave good bois who died to save their owners?
No
Yes
It’s spelled boys, and yes!
Imagine how hard that must have been to eat your own dogs.
@@MaDmanex100yes it would have broken their hearts, awful
I had no idea this footage existed. Really amazing to see!
me to no idea
I was amazed as well. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this documentary!
The boss achieved many goals. He's still famous today because of his achievement and survival instincts. What a great achievement.
Wow, just wow. I was lead here by Robert Greene's "Laws of Human Nature", where he talked about Shackleton's leadership and how "the Boss" was constantly listening to his men, prevented any downturn in attitude. This required almost an inhuman effort to keep his own ego out of the way and be the calm, confident leader he needed to be in this gruellingly long time. According to Greene, the first time Shackleton lost his cool during all this time was when reaching the South Georgian island, they had trouble reaching the coast because of the storm. At the same time a bird was flying next to the boat quite effortlessly. Shackleton lashed out at the bird in anger. Realising later that he'd lost his cool, he apologised. THE ONLY TIME he got angry. What an immense character!
Robert Green is a weak pen pusher with his own slanted view. Anger and personal prode drove Shakleton. " Being calm" is the pussified emasculated feminised modern neo liberal western interpretation of leadership but many men including shakleton are great leaders as their anger drives and rouses the troops makes them want to die for their leader and pushes them to limits they didnt know they had
"North of Antarctica" Easily the most vague expression used in the context of navigation EVER.
Yes I noticed that too. Everything except Antarctica is "north of Antarctica"
They were probably referring to North of Weddell Sea. They did say where they were in relation to Antarctica so cardinal directions have some relevance in that sense.
@@brokentombot Good Point.
I'm only thirteen and read the book last year but the part where the trio walks into town and the children run away and men gaze at them in a trance not only sent shivers down my spine but made me tear up it was so incredible.
I think it's important in that the children who saw Shackleton, Worsley, and Crean were only a couple years younger than him. He could see himself as one of those kids and imagine their shock when they witnessed these ghastly figures coming from within the unlivable island.
@@dn8601
I read it at 14, back in 74, and it changed the way I grew up. So good on to this young mate
Good on young mate.
Sailing from Elephant Island 850 miles across the Southern Ocean thru winter gales to South Georgia Island, a mere speck in the ocean is considered the greatest small boat passage ever achieved... right alongside Captain Bligh's mutiny self-rescue, 3,000 miles across the South Pacific.
Iron men, wooden ships, truly men to emulate. Read on young soul, read on
@ITubaUTuba I have to agree now that I think about it , what I said was kind of wrong and sounded a bit passive aggressive even if I didnt mean for it and I dont really find anything wrong with his post at the moment , its always good when people at that age read good books that challenge their mind.
Tommy Petraglia has
The book of this story is absolutely brilliant. It's called Endurance.
Ive just read Endurance, OMG, its a brilliant book, those men were as hard as nails, never, ever, ever give up.
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
It's excellent and, as ever with books, goes into greater depth than a documentary of 30mins could ever do. The ending is far more emotional than what is portrayed here.
@@affalaffaa The book goes on and on. These guys overcame many ridiculous obstacles. Shackleton had some good men with him.
I'm reading it right now, and it's some of the most depressing stuff I've ever read.
and after he picks up his men from the island he says...okay who wants to try Antartica again?
So the Boss didn't achieve any of his goals ....... ??!!
Ok - but he DID succed in bringing all his men home in the most incredible rescue mission, I've ever heard of.
All those years later and the ship has just been found today.
Amazing.
Anthony Robbins talks about leadership, but this feat achieved by Ernest Shackleton is really what true courage, stoicism and leadership.
My mother knew Frank Hurley when he lived at Manly,(northern Sydney suburb) she said he was very aloof, he had two daughters as well they were twins and I got to meet them in the 1980s at Coffs Harbour where they lived and became unofficial ambassadors for Coff's in their old age known as the 'Banana Twins',,alas they are all deceased now. I have always been fascinated by Shackelton with special interest in Frank Hurley.
One of the greatest stories of survival, ever! I have known of this story for 40 years and I am amazed every time I hear it again!!
God Bless Ernest Shackleton and his brave men's souls!
+Hoplite Warlord yes me too...i am so proud to have people like him whose bravery inspire others...i know he does little old , nobody me. when i feel like giving up , I think of the odds these men faced and made it....
My mom is a shacklton and so am I
Samantha Brack do people you meet always ask you if youre related ?
if ur mom is shackleton then you would know how to spell it and use a CAPITAL letter, family heritage, people these days
These people were made from spit and leather! Today it's only blamanche!
He's my great great great great uncle, and I'm proud he is.
thats awesome :)
that's great
Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins
he's my mum I'm so proud of him
Just got done reading this book a few minutes ago... what an amazing story! Can't imagine enduring what they did.. True grit and undaunted courage
Did Ernest Shakleton have true grit? Not half
“When I look back at those days I have no doubt that Providence guided us, not only across those snowfields, but across the storm-white sea that separated Elephant Island from our landing-place on South Georgia. I know that during that long and racking march of thirty-six hours over the unnamed mountains and glaciers of South Georgia it seemed to me often that we were four, not three. I said nothing to my companions on the point, but afterwards Worsley said to me, ‘Boss, I had a curious feeling on the march that there was another person with us.’ Crean confessed to the same idea. One feels ‘the dearth of human words, the roughness of mortal speech’ in trying to describe things intangible, but a record of our journeys would be incomplete without a reference to a subject very near to our hearts.”
Ernest Shackleton, South: The last Antarctic expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance
WOW.. I wondered if they were men of faith.
And what about the children who die every minute of the day cause they don’t have food or clean drinking water? No one is walking with them? It’s very natural to feel like you’ve been guided by a higher power when you make it through something like these guys. But that’s all it is. Either the god who personally intervened to save these men is real and seemingly looks on at the pain and suffering of so many others with complete indifference or he doesn’t exist at all.
@@jakeseymour2484 perhaps the picture is bigger than we can comprehend.
Near death experience accounts may suggest an afterlife? Which would explain our sometimes brief sojourn here.
We just don’t know!
I'm surprised such an inspiring story of survival and hardship hasn't been adapted to film yet!
It has been done by BBC, stars Kenneth Branagh as Shackleton.
+Hoplite Warlord Oh wonderful, I'd love to see it!
+Hoplite Warlord Yeah and they'll not let it up on YT.
+Noodles37UK That's a shame, this great survival story should be promoted everywhere. I always think of this story whenever I feel like giving up and it gets my spirit going again!
I found it shocking, scary imagining them standing at the shores of Elephant Island setting off into a freezing grey horizon for South Georgia. They'd no choice.Hoplite Warlord
Here after they just discovered the Endurance ship under the Antarctic!! Truly awe inspiring.
Excellent documentary and a quality upload. These men were cut from a different weave of cloth! An excellent example of leadership and strength of a team in the harshest of time. Thanks so much for sharing.
Mike Curtis I'll bet that they knew which bathroom to use as well
+Yidris lol
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! This guy is a true leader and Hero! The BOSS never gave up on his men. We need more BOSSES like that nowadays!!
Fantastic to see these videos after reading two books (Lansing and Caroline Alexander). One cannot possibly imagine the despair of living for 22 months on ship then ice then Elephant Island all the while enduring freezing cold. You realize how leadership and discipline become invaluable for survival. The will to survive is truly incredible.
What is rarely mentioned, is the remarkable construction of the Endurance. Norwegian built, she was uncommonly stout. In fact, she was a pet project, of the best shipwrights of the locale. She was built to face the worst of conditions, yet Mother Nature had unforgiving forces to bear, against the marvel that human hand, had built. Humanity was taught a grim lesson.
Tom Crean was a hero more than once with both Scott and Shackleton!!
Anne Cator yes he went on three Antarctic expeditions.
He was a hardy man but more as a diligent order follower. Yes sorr.
One of the best example of leadership in history, keep the biggest goals of a journey: bring the men back alive.
There is an excellent book by Alfred Lansing published in 1958 called Endurance. It has been recently been reprinted. It has a lot of details about the ordeal that could not be covered in a short documentary.
Tyvm
I'm in the middle of reading it now :) I am at the part where a 9' leopard seal chases a guy across slushy ice to eat him..... it was a remarkable thing
Great doc but Tom Crean only mentioned once. He was the backbone of the expedition and an inspiration on the crew.
capailldubh yes a great man. Norwegian airline has named one of their planes after him.
Tom Crean spent more time on the snow and ice than Scott and Shackleton. He outlived both.
He reached EVERY goal needed...he was a man of his word...he was respected and loved, not feared, he instinctively made the right decisions...good man...great man.
He’s truly a BOSS..Huge respect !
Unbelievable. This is hell. In a time with no communication and no monotoring this risk should not have been taken. This is suicidal. It is extremely painful to even watch. He died at such a young age. Love from India
Read 'Endurance ' by Alfred Lancing.. it's a very accessible telling if this awesome tale
Please understand that back in that time life in their home countries was not confortable or fair for most of this men. Join such a dangerous expedition has to be faced with that perspective in mind.
I never get tired of hearing this amazing survival story.
I just finished reading the book. However, I was so taken with the story that I wanted to know more.
its so good
@@iankenney6856 are you talking about South?
@@ufc990 the book. Yes. It is about south
This is the best story I have ever seen. Shackleton was an outstanding leader and all of his crew were amazing men. Not one man died during this two year trip home and that is incredible. Rich Everson , Shackleton will always be my hero.
Tremendous documentary... Just about finishing the book. God knows how those guys felt, completely dehydrated, starving, freezing cold, frost bitten and out-of hope. Yet somehow they all survived and never ended up caving in to negative thoughts... Hard bastards... We could learn a thing or two from these men!
Plus out of whisky and tabacco. Ow the agony !
With this story he learned that ambition is good to never give up, and that we do not have to discourage ourselves to fulfill an objective
Amazing it was photographed
Amazing achievement for Ernest Shackleton - he brought his men home. What an achievement for any human being.
I've watched this twice, and enjoyed it even more the second time around. These men were so heroic, an amazing adventure and journey.
What a truly amazing story about humanity! it's hard to even imagine all the pain and suffering these men endured during the trip. Although the prize for fame and fortune were lost, it was a miracle anyone survived the ordeal. We need more men like these sailors!
WOW! What an incredible story. I don't believe that I would have survived that expedition. Much respect 🙌 for these men!
This should be called the voyage of shackleton not the endurance. The irish chap endured far more than the ship itself.
P.s.
I love how this documentary gets straight to the point avoiding many time wasting personal details that has nothing to do with the voyage
I am so glad I got the chance to watch this. What courage! I cannot imagine how they survived the cold and the mental challenges.
What an incredible story. Shackleton was a rare breed of leaders. The Endurance was just discovered so I wanted to learn more about him and his expeditions.
If you enjoyed this documentary you must read the National Geographic book The Endurance, by Caroline Alexander. It goes into much more detail with excellent writing, and the big bonus is that the book is chock full of high resolution photographs by the expedition's photographer, Frank Hurley. The author writes fascinating descriptions of how those left behind on Elephant Island lived, survived, sheltered, etc., and the construction or rather reinforcement of the open row boat Shackelton and skeleton crew sailed to S. Georgia Island. And much more. I must call out the producer of this video as having a great error. At the 23:48 mark the men on shore are depicted as joyfully waving to a rowboat with Shackleton coming in for the final rescue. Wrong, wrong, wrong. That photograph was taken months earlier as Shackleton was leaving the men behind on the journey to S. Georgia Island whaling station; the men in this photo are cheering him on, waving goodbye and Godspeed. Shackleton is the epitome of a great leader. "Ernest Shackleton never achieved any of his goals." Well, I thought his goal of saving the lives of his crew more than once, through great courage and sacrifice, was a pretty darn good, well achieved goal!
Pete, thank you for your comment! I just ordered the book. I am excited to read it. Cheers!
@@OSRS16 You're welcome. I had forgotten I wrote that post 2 years ago. A few months ago I read the book again for about the 5th time cover to cover, you will be pleased with your purchase.
And seeing comments from three and six years ago echoing the same comment that I would like to say now. Mr. Shackleton achieved far more than the silly *goal of reaching the North Pole. Because of his glorious sacrifices it’s easy to think of how many have followed in his footsteps to save their own no matter the cost.
Mr. Shackleton is a hero for all time to look at and role model after. He should be remembered as Achilles, Alexander, and Attila.
Legendarily, Mythically, Epically
For SURE even god noticed this man…
This was an incredible story of miracle after miracle and a man who loved his men to go through so much unimaginable obstacles to rescue them. Amazing video.
Chapeau to Luis Pardo, the chilean pilot that wisely sailed the Yelcho and saved the Endurance crew.
He had Tom crean with him, one the greatest unsung heroes
They were all heroes! Well except Orde-lees by a bit.
We went to Tom Crean’s pub, the South Pole, while in Ireland last year. Amazing life.
@The505Guys true, they were in an extraordinarily harsh situation and environment I suppose. Not like most people could have survived what they went through.
This is amazing! What blows me away is all the film footage!
4:24 Now THAT'S something to put on your resume!!! "....when you're in a hopeless situation, when there seems no way out, get down on your knees and PRAY FOR SHACKLETON." Damn son, no wonder they call him "Boss"
When i spent time in the falklands i was honored to be able to photograph shackletons original grave before it was moved to port stanley,amazing place.
Tarsneyisle Estrela,s wow I know its morbid but I,d love to have seen it
Man that’s a bummer that he died
This os indeed a lifetime opportunity
Shackleton is buried at Grytviken on South Georgia Island and had never been anywhere else. Perhaps you are thinking of George Wild, whose remains were reinterred next to Shackletons grave in 2011
@@ray.shoesmith not according to the Facebook page. I always maintained he was buried in South Georgia. Glad you agree.
I love the way they love the dogs. Dogs are the best. Dogs ARE the best
brian belton They ate them all.
That is how edmudsun won the race to the pole he worked his dog's to death then ate them Scot would not eat dog. Imagine he brought fecking horses and tractors on the start and then man hauled
I watched this as part of a study course for the University of the Third Age. I learnt more in this video than any text reading. The archival footage was amazing, as was the adventure and the survival. Quite speechless for the most part.😶 I did a flight over Antarctica, and so this is my connection to the great white wilderness - witnessing it with my own eyes. No plans to visit the continent by sea - but it’s fascinated me to learn so much more now. 🇦🇶
Most heroic story I,ve ever read..the book endurance is amazing
Wow. Quite a story. I’m glad to have stumbled across this.
What a brilliant story. My 10 year son actually first made me aware of this man and his crew. What a tale of human endurance! Furthermore, when they were rescued and subsequently return to England, they had no idea the east was at war!!
Definitely one of the best stories I've ever heard!
The Best about the Boss Sir EHS is he put the safety of his crew above fame.
That is why he has, had and will be the best Skipper.
an awesome and incredible story! awesome photos and real footage of the journey.
Perhaps one of the most successful failures in the annuals of exploration. A failure because they did not achieve their goals, but a success in that every man survived the ordeal under conditions that were fatal for many others before them. A true testament to Shackleton's leadership and the enduring human spirit of the Antarctic explorer.
Shackleton and his endurance is just out of mind . Really great expedition and very inspiring . I can't stop seeking information about his adventures
The ice and freezing cold definitely makes this story unique. And the rest of the world there are probably 99 lost expeditions for everyone who had such a heroic story. Captain Bligh comes to mind in that category, not for his conduct upon the bounty but for his seamanship after he was marooned.
A brilliant story of leadership and survival against all odds. I really feel for those poor dogs though :(
also that cat 😔
Malik Ashtar yes poor animals :(
They were also part of the heroic story. Without the dogs, they wouldn't have survived.
he achieved goals mankind need. Endurance, courage, assertiveness, smartness, responsibility, confidence, foresight, giving hope to his crew. Never showed fear or doubt of fortune to keep them in good mood. Bet the odds. These are values. He deserves heaven and a monument. I salute him.
Love this amazing documentary! He was Brilliant!!! Always going for the next adventure!! no wander he had a heart atack! Incredible man!!! !
If you like this documentary, you might like the book 'Third Man Factor' by John Geiger. It is loaded with stories about adventurers who hit upon extreme challenges and, during those times, encountered a benevolent presence that comforts and guides them. One of the best stories in the book is about Shackleton and his encounter after he leaves the Endurance.
I know that God helped these men. Their situations were dire.
What an incredible tale of survival
I've read the book Shackleton's Stowaway and was touched by this heroic story. I was hooked ever since
Incredible this has to be the best survival story of all time
Nah I would put the Brexit talks for 4 years first
Great video to watch after reading the book.
What a great courageous person he was. May his soul rest in peace.
Incredible example of heroic leadership and bravery. Did some research on this expedition, a profound experience.
Wonderful story and the production.They don’t make people like these anymore! A wonderful tribute and aspiring to all who watch this amazing struggle of man overcoming the impossible!
Because there's not much to explore anymore and easier to get out of trouble nowadays...
Yep, Dying is very easy. Living another moment, takes extreme courage & skill. Some can, some will, some won't, as others carry on
And that would mean "going native" Not acceptable.
This true life story is made up of the kind of men, courage, mental toughness, and human metal that only exists in but a few in this day and age. What an amazing push against all odds. I’m in ahh.
What an amazing story of endurance, perseverance, determination and a strong brotherhood. These men are not like the sissified men we see today that need their safe spaces. I’m glad my husband, son, son n law, are real men and our grandkids are being raised tuff!!!!
Shackleton's ship's cook (Charles Green), came to give a talk at my primary school; he was a local lad......I don't have a very clear memory of it tbh but it makes me feel positively prehistoric!
14:47 we got "Penguin Stakes, Penguin Stew, Penguin Liver" .. . sounds like a Monty Python sketch.
I remember a commercial on TV that said pick up a penguin