Top 10 Most Doomed Expeditions of All Time

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[@18730108]

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[@tommytommy9691]

Please do the metric system

[@georgel1084]

Franklins expedition should definitely be #1 Due to the fact of what the men went through. They had been at the time, the most prepared expedition in history, with new technologies, the dive suit, steam powered ships, central heating, heat powered water filters, and the most important and unbelievable, canning. However what they didn't know and the small details of these things led them to the most terrifying expedition in human history. The dive suit would still have men freeze in the water (not to death, that was yet to come) the men would also become extremely stressed and afraid in the suit, as to lack of trust in the new technology, but even more so due to the vast emptiness of the frozen depths. The steam powered engine turned out to be essentially a 1 ton paperweight that would slow them down due to lack of starting fuel hence lack of use, it hardly moved the ship since it was not made for ships, but for trains. The central heating became inefficient when they had to experience what they couldn't explain, the frost and snow, it didn't melt after Winter, it stayed until it became even stronger during the Winter of the following year. The central water heaters caused the men to become sick and even drove some to insanity seeing wild and horrifying hallucinations and nightmares, all because the men had been suffering from lead poisoning, they had no idea that the new lead pipes and freshly distilled and hot water was perfect for the water to be poisoned from lead. The canned food also gave the men lead poisoning and was also usually rottin due to a cheap manufacturing company canning the jars that supplied their expedition. And this all happened before they abandoned the ships. Only to endure unimaginable horrors in the great white nothing. 162 men went on that expedition, every single one of them died. And none of them had a painless death.

[@craigleitch151]

😂😂

[@craigleitch151]

Amazing you wrote that much.

[@madisonbrown5766]

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[@StoopSports]

Most of what you wrote is theory/speculation, none of which has been confirmed. Also, leaving out important facts. You speak as if you were there (?) lol.

[@petenash3796]

nice fiction

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[@hanzo52281]

I still remember when I died from dysentery on the Oregon Trail.

[@Grandizer8989]

hanzo52281 lol

[@lizzybethnj617]

hanzo52281 yeah me too never made it lol

[@CheshireCesare]

For me the last stretch of river would always get me.. Those were the days, *sigh*

[@rikosaikawa9024]

hanzo52281 I had cholera a lot. And always shot too much meat

[@aricalifornia6272]

I don't think any of us made it that far

[@Kap00rwith2os]

Weird background music for this topic...

[@judeau9151]

Kap00rwith2os I literally couldn’t finish the video haha idk why but it bothered me so much. Like knockoff-santana-elevator music

[@vaginalprotrusionofthecyst6579]

#1. My expedition to lose my virginity was doomed at the start.

[@vaginalprotrusionofthecyst6579]

Sad

[@gleh86]

Vaginal Protrusion Of The Cyst Filled Outer Labia thats a nice name u got there. 10 / 10 would bang!... if ur a woman that is 😂😂😂

[@Rain-jx1po]

You and I are cut from the same cloth bro. I'll be waiting for my virtual reality waifu in the future.

[@maiqtheliar1]

might help if you dont have a youtube name or picture like that lol...

[@vaginalprotrusionofthecyst6579]

maiqtheliar1 Mate, that's the least of my problems

[@mattiamamusa5599]

i think the most DOOMed expedition was the UAC's one on mars......they fucked up pretty bad.

[@queeninyellow8760]

One angry marine, one cyberdemon and the revenant's army agrees

[@Delran888]

Finally a worthy topic

[@Kalah_]

Totally agree with the #1 pick and would have been upset if it had not been there. Scott made so many poor decisions it remains a true cautionary tale for all explorers to this day.

[@joannkennedy1392]

Watch Mojo , you really did your research. Bravo.!!!.

[@Biring1]

8:30 that´s not Scott and his crew; that´s Roald Amundsen and his crew, the Norwegian explorer that raced Scott to the south pole and subsequently found his remains.

[@Pidge-ON]

HrTjernobyl Amundsen came first, and therefore didn't find them

[@Wolfeson28]

Haha, ya I caught that too. The Norwegian flag on the tent might have given them a hint that was the wrong picture.

[@christineparis5607]

HrTjernobyl The history of both is terribly tragic. Scott was ultimately remembered because of his courage in facing the end. Although they had pills to take to die, in case of horrible injury or starvation, they decided not to use them. Instead they comforted each other and wrote farewell letters to their loved ones. The ultimate success of the expedition that did return was completely overshadowed, which caused them great bitterness.

[@NoWonderDragon]

It's actually Scott and his men after finding the Norwegian flag on the South Pole.

[@john.1717]

Unlike all the other top 10 channels watchmojo makes me actually watch the whole video.

[@jennygholson33]

I love your videos:)

[@Trunkalunx]

What about the Amazon Expedition of December of 1981 in Bolivia. The expedition became an episode on I Shouldn’t Be Alive called “Escape from the Amazon”. Yossi Ghinsberg (a former Israel soldier), Kevin Gale (an American photographer), Markus Stamm (a Swedish guy who got dumped you his girlfriend & hoped that a little adventure would take his mind off of that) & Karl Ruprechter (the leader) set out to find a native village, it was said that it would take them 3 days to get there. However, after nearly a week later tensions began to rise. Eventually, after things got really intense while rafting down a river the 4 men split into 2 groups. Karl had no intention of taking on the river again (because he wasn’t a swimmer) & Markus had to go with Karl because Kevin & Yossi didn’t want him to go with because he was getting tench foot & was complaining all the time. Sadly when Kevin & Yossi separated, that was the last time they saw Karl & Markus. Then, after Kevin & Yossi went back on the river, things went south fast, the raft broke, Kevin & Yossi were split from each other, Kevin accidentally left a machete behind that was helping him get through the jungle, began to develop trench foot, too. Luckily, Kevin found an army base in the Amazon & miraculously found Yossi still alive. Sadly, Karl & Markus were never found they’re still missing in that jungle to this day, & are pretty much dead by this point. The entire ordeal last 30 days. Oh, & you know what the worst part about this was? The village that Karl believed to be located, never existed. So, yeah.

[@aylaeh]

I am related to one of the men who was on the Greeley expedition. His name was William Whistler. His brother was Clarence Whistler who was one of the first Roman Greco wrestlers. Anyway, Williams body was supposedly brought back to where he grew up and buried. A few days after he was buried it was exumed because there were rumors of cannibalism. My great grandfather was there when his body was exumed and he saw what was there and what was not there. There is a newspaper clipping that I believe was in one of the New York newspapers that mentions my great grandfather being at this event.

[@GreatRecordings]

nice happy music in the background while you learn about people who died miserably. Good editing, mojo lolz

[@kelanhenshaw161]

Great list however I feel shackletons endurance should be up there. They went through he'll and back with out losing a member of the crew

[@jimmyvaughan4213]

It was failed in its intent, but didn't fail in the fact that not a single crew member was lost. Probably that is why it is not on there?

[@donalddeluxe6407]

gee, such positive and upbeat music plaing in a video that's about doomed expeditions

[@NicoleTunis]

wow my little known state of South Australia mentioned in a Watch Mojo video!!!!

[@bigsmilie07]

i want more interesting vids like this

[@Grandizer8989]

bigsmilie07 yes.. enough of the silly video game lists and more like these

[@bigsmilie07]

TC Roland lol hell yea

[@lunda2222]

I have to disagree on putting the Donner-Reed Party in among these. It was an attempt to Reach Oregon through already known territories and therefore not an expedition (An exploration, journey, or voyage undertaken by a group of people especially for discovery and scientific research).

[@sietsevanrozen9751]

Ever heard of the Dutch expedition where they stranded in ice and had to eat the death crewman to survive it's called Nova Zembla expedition Still a nice video

[@Mike-O-Sullivan]

I'd have found a place for the Jeannette Expedition. The final pages of Commander De Long's journal are horrifying.

[@dustin3hockey]

Scott Fisher was the leader of another big and successful mountaineering team during the 1996 disaster, he also past away as well as Yasuko Namba ( at the time ) oldest women to climb the high seven summits and oldest women ( at the time ) to reach the top of Everest.

[@christineparis5607]

Cpt. Crusty I read that several people did not reach the summit until very late in the day, way too late to safely make it down. Then the storm hit and the ones who collapsed from exhaustion were left to die. Beck Wethers was, and is, the only person to spend the night above 26,000 feet without a tent, etc, and live, although he list his hands, nose and ear....to frostbite.

[@phoenixfire3162]

Colonization of the Roanoke islands

[@CheshireCesare]

Yes! I'm surprised that wasn't on here.. One of my favorite historical episodes/mysteries of all time ✨

[@willhuey4891]

@@CheshireCesare i believe in the idea that they just assimilated into the local peaceful indian tribe.

[@AlwaysMegaHot]

I love the Franklin expedition! It's so sad, so unfortunate, so mysterious.

[@MultiVince95]

Nice

[@aphroditeonearth9947]

The expedition Alfred Packer was on was pretty doomed but it sure was made into a great musical by Trey Parker & Matt Stone. Cannibal! The Musical, shpadoinkle bitches, oh and they did "do you wanna build a snowman" first.

[@carolinem6655]

1. Me getting out of bed in the morning and trying to do something with my life

[@MultiRandomStranger]

What about the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, AKA Greely expedition? The party was abandoned in the Canadian Arctic for 3 years due to failure to get past the ice and eventually the majority died of starvation and cannibalism of the dead occurred. Only 7 of the original 25 members were rescued.

[@TheCapelessCrusader]

A noteworthy one that should've been included on the list is the Dyatlov Pass incident.

[@Daaaanielle]

Great video. I hope you guys are doing more vids like this from here and not pop culture. It sometimes gets boring and repetitive.

[@lordodin92]

no dyatlov pass incident?

[@devenhologram]

That background muzac really killed the video

[@larsvheij]

I'm kinda missing the Nova Zembla expedition

[@Trunkalunx]

Benedict Allen’s Amazon expedition should be an honorable mention. It was on I Shouldn’t Be Alive, the episode called “Alone in the Amazon”. He had to leave his 2 guides behind because 2 other men were plotting on killing him. He began to suffer from malaria, had to kill his dog to survive, & after 28 days later, eventually walked out of the jungle into a guy’s back yard where he was taken to safety & survived.

[@Tormod776]

Yall should have done the 2008 K2 disaster over the 1996 Everest one.

[@luisrosales9349]

SeudoVizard the everest one was a bad one

[@Tormod776]

It was, but K2 was worse. 6 people in died on Everest from two different expeditions. 11 people died on K2 from one giant expedition.

[@christineparis5607]

SeudoVizard The Everest expedition lost the most people. Read Jon Krakaours book on it...It was horrible..

[@Grandizer8989]

The Cleveland Browns Expedition to a Super Bowl should be #1

[@SeddieWeddie]

#1 is me going to attempting to go to the gym but ending up eating a pizza.

[@dragastarr2926]

Sedd 🤣

[@conniecarter994]

greely expedition ,

[@fubukibuki--dai-35-gokuchi45]

The 1924 Mt. Everest expedition of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine should have been in the video too

[@knghtcmdr]

the Franklin expedition should be number 1

[@debwilli]

That music tho😧

[@robbiegreve652]

+WatchMojo.com Was the background music based on "Where do you think you're going" by Dire Straits?

[@eviltoe7432]

What was the backing track? I loved it

[@TheSuburban15]

Evil Toe. Sounds like a royalty free version of Hotel California, kinda

[@mlsaulnier]

I climbed to Everest Base camp - it was a tough haul. They should have also mentioned Scott Fisher who was also a guide who died.

[@christineparis5607]

mlsaulnier Did you really??? I have great admiration for anyone who makes it up there!! I have thought about it for years! Did you go in a guided group? Have you climbed other 8 meter mountains?

[@christineparis5607]

I read Ed Viesters books and those guys dying was the saddest thing I ever read in my life!!!

[@mlsaulnier]

Yes, there are the ones that go to the top and then ones that go to Base Camp which is still super high - it took two weeks of hiking every day. Yes, in a group - there were four of us - two made it. I did climb Kilimanjaro in Africa and Machu Pichu in Peru. And my advice - it is magical and is doable (hardest physical things I have ever done but doable)

[@BadMarriageKawagoe]

Coast of Darien. Nice

[@Fancy_shogun]

AMC's The Terror brought me here

[@janedoe-ke1yw]

Left me breathless. The things humans can do 😵‍💫😵‍💫. Meanwhile I’m depressed that I have to go to work and do groceries and cook and clean everyday. Why o why me?

[@Goodfrief82]

Where can I find that background music?????

[@2thetoaster]

If the '96 Everest expedition is on this list, the 2008 K2 expedition (which is the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history) should be as well

[@oldenweery7510]

Regarding the frequent use of the word "decimate": to quote Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride," "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." The word you want is "devastate." "Decimate" means to destroy by one-tenth, from the ancient Roman punishment for misbehaving soldiers. Their leader would shout, "Decimate!" and they would *kill every tenth man."

[@Guitarplayer2455]

No mention of Roald Amundsen?

[@christineparis5607]

Firefox4242 That's the irony. He is completely overshadowed by Scott, even though he was ultimately successful. Almost no one remembers him, though almost everyone is familiar with Scott. Also, this was about unsuccessful expeditions....

[@joshuaplotkin8826]

Firefox4242 until he disappeared in the Antarctic

[@Skrufmeister02]

He´s a national hero in Norway.

[@wfmikeie]

I lasted four minutes then had to turn it off because of the background music

[@catherineabra4708]

wfmikeie Didn't notice till I read this 😕

[@tellewatt3561]

What was wrong with it

[@wallace5464]

Telle Watt It's annoying as fuck.

[@christineparis5607]

Jazmine Wallace You must learn to treat small annoyances as the grasshopper treats it's mate. Said Buddha.

[@matinghafoory9318]

Still managed to comment though because ... likes

[@jeffreyelya9996]

Lost City Of Z was pretty good,.....and great idea to cast Tom Holland for the role of Percy's son. That's two epic movies for Holland in one year!!

[@jkdm7653]

I'll never forget the day I got amnesia!

[@draydickey8356]

There should be a movie about all of these

[@Bozzoltank]

Marvel #1 Fan! There is a movie about the lost city of Z and a lot of movies about Everest.

[@HuesingProductions]

The Burke & Willis expedition should be!

[@AtheistOrphan]

Marvel #1 Fan! - IMDb 'Scott of The Antarctic'

[@TheRealZackEgg]

Marvel #1 Fan! Nah, Hollywood would find a way to ruin them

[@paulgunderson4721]

There is a mini-series - The Last Place on Earth - about Scott's disastrous journey to the South Pole. And Amundsen's successful journey at the same time. WatchMojo is far too kind to Scott here.

[@oldgothamknight]

What happened to the dishonorable mentions?

[@masterofthedeathwing2839]

1:10 , 19 men went on an expedition, 7 died, 1 returned....... wondering what happened to the other 11?

[@matthewball7890]

Top 10 Best British Films.

[@thebrotherhoodofsleep9857]

Was the Endurance a failed expedition?

[@christineparis5607]

Ronald Brown They didn't "fail", because they all survived, but the whole point of their journey was lost in the struggle not to die. I think it was not successful, but I guess they are judging by body count or something...

[@jimmyvaughan4213]

+Ronald Brown Yes and no. Yes in that the Ernest Shackleton lead crew never did traverse the whole continent of Antarctica which was their objective. No in that when the expedition itself failed every single member of Shackleton's crew survived and still made it home safe despite the conditions and the odds. This is my opinion on the matter of course.

[@thebrotherhoodofsleep9857]

Jimmy Vaughan Thanks dude👍!

[@ebm93nor]

Not a single norwegian on that list because we know what we get ourselves into!

[@Kez_h]

weird that there was no honorable mentions

[@lucaalfino2105]

0:20 film movie name pls

[@arviadrisukmawan3092]

Hey, what about Roanoke expedition?

[@adamglenn5477]

As far as Burke and wills go, there are also Crocadiles in the north

[@AshTheDuke]

thats hugh jackman 4:50

[@seanlanglois8620]

what about the HMS Terror not one person survived and they made a fictional TV show about it adding real life events

[@tharbeapancake]

song in the background?

[@binbashbuddy]

Strange timing. I just this morning read that one of the people (Charlotte Fox) who were on that failed expedition on the Himalayas died last month. Ironically she died when she fell down the stairs in her home.

[@ann-louiseidman-soysal7819]

...now there's your proof that God has a sense of humour

[@allen604]

not really feeling the new background music

[@RustySshackleford]

Stan is Baratheon’s invasion of Blackwater Bay wasn’t listed?

[@haza494949]

My Dad's expedition into my Mum?

[@christineparis5607]

HazaW45 Plays Games Too short to document...

[@noeperrin4153]

christine paris savage

[@haza494949]

unlucky you virgin

[@HolyCross9]

What about Magellan's expedition?

[@christineparis5607]

HolyCross9 No one believed him...

[@maryjeanapaso3119]

What about Ferdinand Magellan Expedition?

[@kevinaweber6517]

The way she says Panfilo wrong actually sounds better than the real name hahahah

[@EDsavant]

Please turn off the damn music.

[@glendownton]

Mungo Park's 2nd expedition in West Africa in 1805 could've made the list.

[@Hannahmaeetherington]

I'm from James Bay, just under Hudson Bay.

[@everyrandomnerd8093]

The Dyatlov pass incident should of made the list.

[@jalenharris5877]

My expedition through high school is doomed

[@kamagoong]

Ferdinand Magellan's Expedition that got him killed off the shores of the Philippines!!

[@7ust7oel]

does anyone else just hate the saying "of all time" ... since all time also includes the future... and you don't know what the future might bare.

[@nehemiahcavazos8443]

Crazy that Mt. Everest thing happened May 10th, I just somehow clicked this vid on May 10th ..... Illuminati confirmed

[@lknanml]

I was sure my old marriage was going to be on this list...

[@89cspell]

Shouldn’t the Burke and wells trip be named after the one guy who got back????

[@ambiguitiy1207]

The Donner Party should have been first.

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

Before I watch I'm guessing the donner party is here. If it's not then it should be.

[@monzo9999]

Is that hotel California playing in the background?

[@ChristineBends]

Hotel California in the back?

[@RubSomefastOnIt]

so my actual question for you watch mojo, not trying to troll, do you actually find your video ideas by sitting in a board room and asking one another questions, and then the winner googles the answers?

[@picklerick853]

Have they always had background music in their videos?

[@gubtefumcki6399]

Frank Wizard not in every video

[@rifarifa4203]

for the first time i came before 1000 views

[@Klinsk]

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[@dennis253]

willem Barentsz expedition should have made the list

[@lorzl1287]

what do you mean Scotland "used" to live in England's shadow xD lived in Scotland all my life and nothing has changed

[@Gamesond245]

8:32 pretty sure that's a norwegian flag...

[@Gamesond245]

Actually yeah, that's a picture of a norwegian expedition led by Roald Amundsen that got to the south pole five weeks ahead of Terra Nova.

[@badbarney69]

This background music is awful ...Talk about a failed expedition

[@TheOblake2]

what about captain cook...didn't he get eaten by natives on an island he visited

[@DeepCover66]

Love the list, but whats up with this crooner music playing the background?