The Epic Journey of Shackleton and His Antarctic Trek

[@WeirdHistory]

Can you think of a bigger badass than Ernest Shackleton? Who is your survivor champion?

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Chuck Norris 😉

[@cornertakenquickly3600]

Frank Worsley, captained the endurance and was the navigator for the 900 mile sail to South Georgia. Was the real leader of the expedition

[@fla0741]

Tom Crean is the real unsung hero of Antarctic survival

[@chillcosby2490]

Hugh Glass makes the list but I donno if he's #1

[@chimichanga5006]

Yoda

[@NewMessage]

I got stranded in the frozen food section of the grocery store for 20 minutes when I was 6, and it nearly broke me. My hat's off to you, Mr. Shackleton.

[@aviva_kc]

Your pfp and name, i love them

[@Rebecc4choi]

Holy shit. That sounds like a horrid experience for a 6 year old.

[@vintaqe_vibez5978]

One day they'll make a movie about your courage and strength.

[@PapaCasual]

I just wet myself laughing so hard

[@howyoudurrinhunneh]

I had a very strong memory of being lost in the grocery store and seeing my mom's younger sister at the beginning of an isle, I cried and ran into her waiting arms. As a kid/teen/adult I harbored resentment towards her as SHE LOST ME IN THE FRIGGIN STORE. I asked her about it 2 years before she passed way too young. She laughed and told me she remembered this event and in fact it was the Piggy Wiggly up the road from our house and I (as I did many times) had ran away naked and she had come and found me. I forgave her and apologized for thinking the worst of her for 30+ years. A year after she died, I realized she was at fault because who let's a 2 year naked child out of their sight?

[@christianjackson5826]

This was the route our grandparents took to school everyday.

[@00loudog]

I laughed way too hard at this

[@tashyole149]

Was gonna like but it's at 69.....my hands are tied man 🤣

[@flamingmoe1805]

Uphill..even on the sea

[@shawnafleck4348]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@turtleking4331]

My grandma wore bread sacks for shoes.

[@JazzRadioFfm]

There is nothing more badass, than having a tombstone that says: "Ernest Henry Shackleton - Explorer"

[@hobomike6935]

“That’s *SIR* Ernest Shackleton.” -Sir Ernest Shackleton, honorary knighthood

[@jasonce123]

Maybe the only more badass thing is his family motto, "By endurance, we conquer."

[@camzpras3435]

“For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” Sir Raymond Priestly, Antarctic Explorer and Geologist.

[@joshgraham934]

A+ for digging that quote out

[@berzerkbankie1342]

Haha hell yeah. That is a dude I would absolutely trust my life to.

[@Khumbu0609]

I was surprised that I'd never heard that quote before, but I love it!

[@davidirvine4686]

Or Tom crean

[@mariakelly1059]

TESTIFY!

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

His survival is impressive. The fact that he persisted until he had rescued all of his men is the greatest thing. May he rest in peace and in great company, there are few like him. Yall Take Care and be safe, John

[@nickbloom6861]

I love how even in 1917, during all of that hardship... Someone was like "I better photograph this"

[@robertcronin6603]

Lol 😂 no doubt

[@winnifredforbes8712]

Nick Bloom Me too. Like, "Hey buddy! You getting this on film?"

[@ellamorgan1030]

credit where credit is due: the photographer was australian frank hurley ("the mad photographer"), one of the bravest, craziest photographers to ever pick up a camera. his work is unbelievable - this video only scratches the surface, look him up!

[@winnifredforbes8712]

Ella Morgan Thanks for that! I will do just that! 🇨🇦. Ten minutes later::: The man was wicked! Imagine wanting to go on an Antarctic expedition to take pictures! Genius!

[@Graven-Ash]

and remember these were early 1900's cameras they werent modern ones, much harder to operate. I forget the name of the camera man on the expedition but many consider him to be one of the best photographers to ever live.

[@DEXWrecksOfficial]

"I have known many men who I would rather have shot than these dogs." I understand that sentiment. You can tell what they had to do to survive still haunted him years later.

[@grimsonforce7504]

I felt that, I agree with that statement so much.

[@fluffyfreak505]

I felt that quote deep in my soul

[@PK-yz5ig]

Just show the dogs is man best friend also lets be honest he probably didn't like some of those men

[@cernowaingreenman]

The men would also taste like chicken, much better than sled dog meat.

[@kepc9083]

To respond to Breno Gradel’s question here: The Terror is a very factionalized film about the Franklin Expedition, which was lost in the Arctic seas in the 1840’s.

[@l4mbojon757]

Can't believe they have finally found the wreckage after all these years! Incredible discovery!

[@myMotoring]

It's because the coordinate is well-documented

[@GrahamDyckSinger]

Dirk pitt found this a long time ago

[@kornofulgur]

And the freezing sea has beenn gentle, she's exeptionally well conserved.

[@agentofashcroft]

"Could you survive a Shackleton expedition?" - Buddy, I couldn't even survive 3 days without the internet

[@beaudavis3808]

I think that is true for a lot of us, including me.

[@Peppersfirst]

I hardly survived the video. In recovery as we speak. Thoughts and prayers appreciated.

[@asoru5573]

true XD

[@famousbowl9926]

Lol never been in jail?

[@lucifer2b666]

@@famousbowl9926 most people havent

[@Blazemoth]

Imagine being this dude: "Yeah, I've been stuck on ice for months, went through hell and back. I should now join the army".

[@manufacturer3602]

People were harder back then, no "safe spaces" or victim culture, kept their heads down and didn't complain

[@user-jj6xp2ln4d]

Even worse, he PLANNED ANOTHER EXPEDITION THERE. After all the hell he went through in Antarctica, he still wanted to go back. I don’t know if he’s insane or just an absolute chad. Maybe both.

[@alejandra.1946]

@@RRM13 what

[@lot2196]

The did not lose a single man on the expedition but a few were killed in WWI.

[@vanyadolly]

The army I can understand, but wanting to go back to Antarctica on another expedition and risk getting stuck and sunk again? Insanity!

[@kflo8634]

Wow. That is an insane story of human endurance.

[@shichilaofa]

@Scott ikr this expedition is stupid

[@marievaleur7877]

His family motto was Endurance as was the name of his ship and he lived by that as well.

[@cosmicjive4746]

Endurance by Alfred Lansing is quite an amazing read.

[@IkedaSerra]

@Scott Honestly, it was a stupid idea due to a person's ego. Still, one does have to admire the resourcefulness and stubbornness to stay alive

[@matthobson8485]

All I thought throughout this video is "fuck that"

[@annangel4828]

March 2022: the Endurance has been found! Long live the legacy of Sir Shackleton's bravery, fortitude and loyalty!

[@precise1758]

Im surprised this isn’t a movie

[@curiousworld7912]

A&E did a marvelous 200-minute feature film of 'Shackleton' in 2002 with Kenneth Branagh in the title roll. It's very well-done, and you should check it out sometime. :)

[@frame-perfectadskip9159]

The best documentary I've ever seen is simply titled "Endurance".

[@seraphimberlin]

Isn't the AMC series 'Terror' vagely inspired by those events?

[@frame-perfectadskip9159]

@@seraphimberlin I think that's a different expedition

[@madjackblack5892]

There was another South Pole expedition @this time led by Robert Scott. They didn't make it. The John Mills film 'Scott of the Antarctic' does a decent job of showing the conditions his group, and Shackleton's, endured. Tough and brave men.

[@steveholmes11]

Total Legend: Leading all the way. Every man recovered - you can't ask for more than that.

[@limbosvi6983]

I had the honor of visiting Scott's Hut in Cape Evans, Antarctica which is not far from Shackleton's Hut and to see all the stuff still there intact, the beds, the scientific equipment, canned food, literally you step back in time.

[@limbosvi6983]

@Jumpcut Jimmy ummm okay you have $20,000 to get there first?

[@theeldritchpen5599]

"Could you survive a Shakleton expedition?* Me: Eating corn and watching youtube. Nope

[@JusticeMildenberg]

Corn? Like, just corn?

[@Alex_goat-fn]

@@JusticeMildenberg 😂 who onows

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

I don't understand calling this an utter disaster. This is the most fantastic true story of survival I have ever heard. Not a single man died. Read the book, I can't believe someone hasn't made a blockbuster movie out of this story.

[@marievaleur7877]

Sir Ernest Shackleton has been one of my heros for a long time! This is one of the most amazing survival stories out there!

[@chewey3rd]

I'm surprised there hasn't been a big budget Hollywood film about this Legend of a man. Absolute BADASS.

[@steppenwolf516]

I'm not. They're only interested in wasting money on idiotic superhero shit.

[@chewey3rd]

@@steppenwolf516 Sad but true.

[@ErickSoares3]

@@steppenwolf516 This story is more than 100 years old, and the superheroes movie only got big in the 2010s.

[@joeblack3878]

Yessss, one of the most inspirational characters I’ve ever followed.

[@hamlinz21]

Yay another Weird History video! I needed this just now. Thank you!!

[@TheBeachbum2112]

I Never get tired of watching the Shackleton Documentarys the man was a true leader and survivalist a captian that could get his crew to preform under the worst conditions and not get hung when it look that all was lost

[@Peppersfirst]

Rumor has it the heart asked if it could attack first. Ernest gave it the go ahead.

[@erwingvargas2272]

How is there not a film or show about this? Incredible!

[@jamesbarbato2463]

There is a movie it’s called endurance, fantastic movie

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Shackleton is a hero of mine, he was an amazing man and endured things most could not

[@sw6155]

I can barely withstand the Mild Tennessee winters... My tropical Brazilian ass would never survive a summer day in Antártica! 😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fluffyfreak505]

I can't stand it when the temp drops below 50.

[@hannahrae927]

here I am in Minnesota...lol like, I could do this trek. lollol.

[@hannahrae927]

@Marney Olson so weird that all ya'll hate winter. lol. i legit moved to MN because I loved the winter, came from the west, and let me tell you, the April blizzards have not let me down yet lol. Truly love the snow and cold!!! If you guys lived in the desert whilst growing up you'd understand lol. 120 degrees is not fun.

[@AG-mt3xs]

I love that there is a place there called "Cape Disappointment." That is definitely telling of whoever discovered it...and an understatement.

[@alecaquino4306]

They just found the Endurance!!! So exciting!!!

[@kathylim3191]

Coincidence??

[@alecaquino4306]

@@kathylim3191 Explain please.

[@papertoye]

I was the one that found it

[@TheQuantumPotato]

My father's best friend was Frank Wild's great nephew. Had the chance to see a few trinkets from the voyage. Incredible story of resilience. They don't make them like they used to!

[@sionapink1560]

Wow what a survivor! I never heard of this man before. I take my hat off for these brave men exploring the most dangerous parts of this planet.

[@jetzavala]

Pretty cool that they found the ship 2022 over 100 years later 🤯

[@MrUnderdog-vn3zf]

"Endurance" by Lansing is an excellent account of the Shackleton expedition. I believe it contains Shackleton's actual field notes. Such a page turner too! 😁👍🏻

[@gregarious119]

Just finished it!

[@laurieb3703]

​@@gregarious119 How was it?

[@IAMPROATPTFS]

Thanks for making this video, I LOVE Antarctica! ❤❤

[@PapaCasual]

Man just watching this dudes life makes me tired.

[@genericname34]

“I know many men I would rather have shot than these dogs.” That’s a badass quote haha

[@trueyankee4767]

When I was 9 I was playing with a Dog on the Ice of a lake in Vermont. I fell through 3 times, lost a boot, had the presence of mind to lose my heavy winter coat and crawled over 100 yards to shore where I fell through the 3rd time. I could see our camp the entire time and knew my Mom was right there. I cannot imagine what those men went through because I was scared beyond words at my ordeal.

[@seekertosecrets]

Surrive an expedition?! Screw that! I won't even go! Dude got balls of brass!

[@vaibanez17]

I love stories like this. When humans want to live, they will find a way or do as much as possible before death.

[@kokonana4086]

Got to admit I'm totally with the guy's saying that he'd rather have shot men than the dogs. So true! Must have been extremely hard for him.

[@Frosti69]

I love you weird history. Please never stop making videos

[@carlstanford7607]

Not amention of the orca breaking through the ice and attempting to swallow what it thought was seal but nearly drowning the men and losing their sled. All on a freezing trek. This story is amazing

[@pup1008]

Wow! Did that happen? Never knew that! Just when they must have been thinking - "Can things get any worse.....?"

[@aiden6961]

Im related to Shakleton, Hes my grandmother unlce. Its awesome too see people sharing the story of him, and what part of my family has done for the world.

[@theleprechaun5480]

I read the book, Endurance, and it was amazing. I would 100 percent recommend it.

[@MICHAEL-cn1qu]

Very fascinating and intriguing!

[@nr6010]

A lot can be learnt from them - the importance of having a goal, importance of thinking of others in your care and the sheer will of never giving up (i am sure they did feel like giving up, however the fact they pushed on proves they had an absolute will to survive)

[@rightsarentwrong5635]

My great uncle Ernest Joyce was on the earlier Scott trip and was also on Shackletons trip. He’s the one that looked after the sled dogs on this trip. He and Frank Wild were the only two to go there 4 times.

[@JO-hu4dx]

Thats amazing. What a great family story.

[@MaryDoyle-xl2ri]

❤❤

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Respect is not enough to give this guy who never let his men down.

[@HieMan-g1n]

My second favorite Antarctic story after Scott's Terra Nova Expedition. Adventure, expeditions, boats, mountains, sea or desert these are my favorite stories. I will take them over any war stories at least they're not just written by the victors.

[@victoriawilliams6156]

11 minutes and one second of incredible intensity. What a story.

[@dawnmichellemalivuk3658]

Just goes to show you that you never know just how strong a person or persons can be until being strong and surviving are the only choices you have left ...and thats the best advice i habe ever heard anyone say to me in my life and it fir sure fits here ,

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Everyone is into "The Terror" and the northwest passage story, but I'm definitely going to read up on Shackleton and his expedition. Very interesting. Thanks!

[@vanyadolly]

I prefer this one because everyone actually made it out alive. The Franklin expedition has to be one of the most harrowing and depressing ventures in history.

[@medicinegone]

Since I was a child, I've read several books on Shackleton. This has always been my favorite explorer/adventurer story.

[@mikeview2010]

What an incredible man and what an incredible crew he had. That is an epic endurance story.

[@astralclub5964]

Truly a man among men!

[@mrs.g.9816]

Shackleton and his men had superhuman resolve to get through all those obstacles to save the rest. I can't even imagine my going through even a small fraction of their suffering without losing my mind.

[@SamCosentino]

An incredible story of courage and perseverance in the face of extreme suffering and hardship. Shackleton truly was badass!

[@mariodatguy4988]

Once I survived in my parents backyard. The sprinklers went off around midnight, and i almost ran out of rations.

[@reytheon486]

That is one hilarious comment....

[@archangel5627]

That’s incredible! Shackleton and his men were tough as hell!

[@churchilljer]

Dear Weird History, I literally stumbled on your channel. I love it! I’m 55 and have been a history fan ALL my life. My first novel-published by Joshua Tree-is a historical fiction novel. I’ve already watched several videos and look forward to more. -Jeremie

[@winnifredforbes8712]

What amazes me the most is that they had a movie camera! And it actually worked in that cold climate!

[@cm9563]

Wow! This is an Incredible story of the human spirit! Unwavering, they never gave up and survived!

[@jason_samosa]

I just finished the book. Honestly, the description in this video is child’s play next to the reality!

[@___Steinn___]

Read about it in a book. These early polar explorers were very brave men. Nansen, Amundsen, Scott, Shackelton, Nobile... so many great stories!

[@lancemalone9127]

They left their sleeping bags behind... However they did bring 3 wheelbarrows for their gigantic balls!

[@Deep-Sarcasm]

This deserves to be made into a movie

[@madaraszi]

With the leadership of Shackleton we all could survive.

[@scorpleeon]

No. I wouldn’t have survived. These are among my nightmare scenarios.

[@PaiviProject]

Omg what a exciting story !! ....and they were still alive after all that ! Amazing ! My Daddy was in the war between Russia & Finland. Very interesting. Thanks 👍

[@redstratus97]

A movie needs to be made about this story. Wow!!

[@newatlantisrepublic6844]

AN incredible leader He promised to come back for his men and he did!

[@dafttool]

Wild. The BBC just announced (3/9/22) that they found the sunken ship 2 miles down, remarkably intact, the timbers still present & name still readable. Coincidence/Fluke/Synchronicity 🤷‍♂️

[@melodazzze]

It has indeed endured

[@dafttool]

@@melodazzze lol I see what you did there. 👍🏽

[@Rebecc4choi]

Thank you xD so glad to have the alarm on!

[@itscosmicnerd]

The last time I was this early, the French Revolution had begun.

[@Peppersfirst]

Last time I was this early my wife cut me off for a month.

[@robertcronin6603]

Unreal... simply unreal

[@ChristelVinot]

"he removed weight" and they show a dog tumbling off the ship lmao...

[@howyoudurrinhunneh]

"They shot the last of the dogs" Immediately after, show footage of dogs pulling sleds. Now thats some Weird History.

[@winnifredforbes8712]

howyoudurrinhunneh Yeah. Bad planning/editing!

[@mukhumor]

Shot the dogs? They ate 'I might be a while' Oates. 'Lore of the sea.'

[@btetschner]

A+ video! What a nightmare, those people are survivors!

[@universalparadox4144]

Just have to say, I really enjoy everything about your videos; interesting topics, well produced, narrator's voice and edginess, etc. Thank you for making history interesting and fun!!

[@laurieb3703]

I was just watching something where the commander of Apollo 13 said, on Disney+ that Shackleton wanting to cross the Antarctic at that age and date was like us trying to cross Mars today.... God bless him and his crew Bro... I just finished it and oh my goodness. That was incredible! The things that those men went through and achieved and survived are absolutely incredible! We couldn't even get through it in modern times yet they somehow managed to for the most part anyway

[@elizabethg2062]

They just found the ship and it's in remarkable condition!

[@missjennemeg1]

Wow. What a mighty adventure!

[@TangoSuckaa1]

The audiobook is amazing

[@MaryDoyle-xl2ri]

❤❤

[@simonbeaird7436]

The lifeboat used by Shackleton and his men to sail to South Georgia still exists and is on display at Dulwich College in London. Why there? Shackleton went there at age 13 until he was 16, then became a Royal Navy cadet.

[@wernerfoerster3666]

Saw the boat which is named _James Caird_ at AMNH in New York in 1999 on loan from Dulwich.

[@LaPetiteBoulin]

His ship Endurance was just found. Everyone should go see the footage of the ship because it looks just like the day it sunk.

[@hobomike6935]

A big ice covered wooden tub?

[@suzbartos1439]

We need an "Everything that Went Wrong with the Franklin Expedition" video!!

[@MisatoBestWoman]

*I’d absolutely love to read stories like this!*

[@thetruecookie8115]

This video came out just in time! I'm writing a story about exploring the Arctic based on an Irish legend. Such a coincidence 😅😉

[@frame-perfectadskip9159]

The documentary Endurance is one if the best ever. Shows a lot of the footage they took and cites survivors' testimony for much of the story. I highly recommend watching "Endurance".

[@notsosilentmajority1]

Wow ! When you say BADASS, you mean BADASS........ Ernest Shackleton was an incredible man. All of those hardships may have weakened him in the long run unfortunately. Who knows what incredible exploits he would have given us if he had lived on.?.?

[@AjitSinghKang]

Shackelton did not just have a 'stiff upper lip', he had a frozen jaw! I read about him recently, very impressed.

[@PDeRop]

I was amazed by this man's feat. He died 6 years after he returned (not after "years".. but 18 months). Felt a pang of sorrow for the man.. until I found out, he was preparing for a next voyage to the Antarctic. Once you tried and failed a trip to a remote area.. and you have to be rescued.. you lose all privileges of venturing into harms way again. But that's just me. ;)

[@718Insomniac]

If only we had men like this in our day and age. Freakin amazing human of a legend.

[@lilchopstixz2161]

That fact that he traverse through every hardship is just bravo. I would have shot myself the day the ship sank

[@Proto2011Rail]

They found the ship !! The endurance has been discovered !

[@YogsenForfoth]

He made a solemn vow to his men that he would return. He kept his word. Through some of the most perilous odds imaginable, he kept his word.

[@Shazistic]

Random fact Nose prints are used to identify dogs, much like humans use fingerprints. -Shazistic

[@Lemiwinks89]

Just wanted to leave a comment to say thanks for the awesome content. I absolutely love history and could watch & be completely interested in most bland historical documentaries but I look forward to your uploads every week. Not only is the content really good but the way you present the information hooks me in. Plus, I'm a huge sucker for a sense of humor :)

[@olikane530]

When the going gets too tough .. ⛺ .. Get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton

[@crimsonterror5795]

The Franklin Bay expedition needed a man like this.