Why Am I Obsessed with Sweden's Failed Attempt to the North Pole? | Svalbard, Ep 4

The Andrée Expedition was one of the great tragedies in the quest for the North Pole. Three Swedish explorers - Salomon August Andrée, Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel - left Svalbard in a hydrogen balloon, only to crash land two days later on ice a few hundred miles from their starting point. Over 30 years later, their bodies were discovered, well preserved with enough food and ammunition to get them through the winter. So where did it go wrong? This is their story, and mine too, as I answer the most personal question this season - why am I obsessed with Sweden’s failed attempt to the North Pole?
This episode was filmed in Svalbard and Sweden in 2022.
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A very special thank you to the Arctic Guides for the adventure and for taking me to the starting point of the expedition. And to the Grenna Museum and the Strindberg Family Association for the access, resources and materials to tell this story. This episode would not be possible without their support.
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Books
The Expedition: Solving the Mystery of the Polar Tragedy, Bea Uusma
Andrée’s Story, Translated by Edward Adams-Ray (1930)
The Andrée Diaries, Translated by Edward Adams-Ray (1931)
Timestamps
00:00 Intro Story
1:22 Andrée Expedition Intro
2:49 Meet Origo: Our Expedition Vessel
3:15 Our Mission & Origo Overview
5:15 Meet My Polar Safety Guide: Martin!
5:40 Searching for Polar Bears
7:11 Cooking on the Origo
8:40 Beginning of Polar Expeditions
9:09 Meet Flóki!
9:25 Zodiac Driving
10:00 Peeing in Svalbard
10:33 Wearing Snowshoes
10:52 Discovery of Svalbard
11:09 Northwest Passage Explorations
11:22 First Explorer To Look For The North Pole
11:40 What is Pack Ice?
12:38 Intro of Goals of Arctic Expeditions
13:18 Stuck in Snow
13:56 Goal #1
14:42 Goal #2
14:47 Goal #3
15:20 Goal #4
15:53 Reindeer of Svalbard
17:09 The Greely Expedition
17:48 Race For The Poles
18:54 First Furtherst North Title
19:17 Most Selfies In the Arctic
19:47 Polar Bear Precautions & Training
22:13 Who Discovered The North Pole?
24:33 Why People Joined Polar Expeditions?
25:38 Please sponsor me 66°North!
26:12 Andrée Expedition Overview
26:42 Meet Salomon August Andrée
27:40 Meet Me!
28:16 Andrée's Timeline
29:02 Modern Balloonists
29:22 Stringberg's Family
29:31 Kamari's Timeline
30:20 Andrée's Real Mission
30:56 Sweden's Role in The Competition to the North Pole
32:26 Raising Expedition Funds
33:30 Andrée's Reputation
34:22 How Andrée & I Differ
35:00 Expedition Branding
35:40 Meet Nils Strindberg
36:58 Meet Nils Ekholm
37:06 Departure to Danes Island in 1896
37:18 Balloon House
38:00 Failure & Fallout of 1st Attempt
40:05 Why Strindberg Joined Expedition
40:46 Meet Knut Fraenkel
41:29 Refunding The Expedition
41:51 Return to Danes Island in 1897
42:00 Balloon Production
42:31 Balloon Set-up
43:42 Hydrogen Production
43:53 Expedition Production
44:44 My Series Preparation
45:33 Preparing for The 2nd Attempt
48:03 Takeoff
49:47 Balloon Leaking & Other Failures
50:23 North Pole Buoy
50:53 Balloon Landing
52:08 Heading to Franz Joseph Depot
53:59 Pivot to Seven Islands Depot
54:11 Roles at Campsite & Typical Day On Ice
55:50 Seal Break
56:36 Physical & Ice Struggles
57:32 Reflections
58:20 Docking on Ice Floe
59:10 Final Moments of The Expedition
1:00:40 Reaching the Starting Point
1:04:35 Arrival to Sweden & Reflections on Andrée's Scheme to the North Pole
1:06:19 Discovery of Expedition Remains and Bodies
1:07:06 Håkan's Visit to White Island
1:07:42 Remains on White Island
1:08:15 Most Common Causes of Death
1:09:00 Bea's Analysis of How They Died
1:11:38 Explorers Arrival at Tromso
1:12:35 Explorers Arrival in Stockholm
1:13:43 Retracing Their Funeral Procession
1:14:14 Visiting Their Funeral Location
1:15:04 Visiting Their Final Resting Place
1:16:42 Part 1 of My Answer
1:17:50 What Happened to Anna
1:21:05 Why I Waited To Create This Show
1:22:04 Part 2 of My Answer
1:22:38 Remembering The Explorers
1:23:10 Strindberg's Father, Occa

[@user-ck3mo5rh4r]

Excellent "Love" story Kamari that is educational, entertaining and emotional. The love Andree, Strindberg and Fraenkel had for exploration, Anna's undying love for Strindberg and your discovery of the love you have for yourself to live YOUR life. Truly epic. Thank you Kamari for your diligence in researching for the truth. You are one awesome "story teller" and I look forward to more videos in the future.

[@vintagecringe]

Amazing video. I love the editing

[@anordicheart]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you saying this. 🤗

[@anastasiabruckner2638]

I love your videos so much, especially how long and detailed they are! You have a wonderful personality, it makes every video entertaining and fun :) Excited to watch more of your stuff!

[@anordicheart]

What a touching comment to receive! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the episode and your supportive words to my work, they truly mean so much to me. 💙

[@shopgal1984]

What a fabulous in depth look into the expedition and also your story! You are a talented storyteller and this was a pleasure to watch!

[@anordicheart]

Thank you so much! I really happy to hear you enjoyed it so much. ❤️

[@feellife5364]

This was such an incredible story to follow. Thank you so much for sharing it, I have learned so much and got emotional at the end. The video quality is so good and nicely edited! Thank you so much for being you ❤

[@anordicheart]

Qujanarussuaq (or thank you so much) for such a kind and thoughtful comment. It truly does mean so much to me. I poured my little heart into this story. ❤️

[@higgaroc]

This was amazing - I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Also, I am just amazed by your courage and will to tell these stories. xoxo!

[@anordicheart]

What a lovely comment to receive, thank you so very much! I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed it. And taking you for taking the time to watch it as well, it means ever so much to me. 🤗

[@inuktittussen2164]

Kamari! Glad to have you back!

[@anordicheart]

Qujanaq Inuk 💙

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

So much work done for this video; but it isn't just a lot of effort that shines, the actual skill and personality and style does too. Great work.

[@anordicheart]

I just want to thank you for taking the time to watch the episode, and for this really thoughtful comment. I feel really seen right now. 💙

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

@@anordicheart Personally, I thought you carefully balanced putting yourself and your personality in, as well as putting forward all the cool info. Like, 'making sure you're part of the story, but you never overshadowed the story'. Mark of a great documentarian! :) )ps thanks for the chapters as well!

[@anordicheart]

I very much appreciate that this aspect was noticed. It was one of the hardest parts of putting this together - to create this balance. Because when I started this piece, it was to tell theirs. But in my heart I knew it was always mine to tell as well. So thank you for noticing the behind-the-scenes effort here for this piece. 🤗