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.
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.
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 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.
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 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
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!!!
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
یه انسان چقدر میتونه اینقدر قوی و محکم باشه ،به نظر من ارنست یه از یک سیاره دیگه بوده که اینقدر قوی بوده،حتی فکر کردن به اون شرایطی که شکلتون داخلش گیر کرده بود هم ادم و از پا در میاره چه برسه که یک انسان با امکانات صدسال پیش از اون شرایط همه افرادش و سالم نجات داده باشه.❤ شکلتون یک انسان بزرگ و قابل ستایش هست
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!
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.
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,,,,
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 !
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.
@ 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.
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".
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.
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.
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....!!!
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....
🇮🇪 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.
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.
+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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!!!!
so good to hear of leaders who lead by example and not through self interest. Ones who take the risks themselves and not send others into peril they themselves created.
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
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.
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.
It was my father who was so impressed by the trip that Sir Ernest Shackleton had made to reach Antartica. All the trouble and Ice that crusched the Endurane and still going on to save his crew. I was born in 1947 and he gave me the name Ernest as a tribute to Shackleton and my second name after the president of the USA during the war thankfull for helping ending the waR against the Germans. Franklin Ernest van der Valk
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.
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!
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.
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
Read this book many years ago. What a heroic man and journey. His men entrusted him and he must have been a hell of a leader. To overcome some of those situations today would never happen. Different time, different men.
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!
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
“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
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!
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"
@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 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.
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.
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
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!!
And then a lot went to war and some died being shot after all they went through and survived in Antarctica
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.
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
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.
Where
@@lauratejeda8188In the water
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.
Well said
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
یه انسان چقدر میتونه اینقدر قوی و محکم باشه ،به نظر من ارنست یه از یک سیاره دیگه بوده که اینقدر قوی بوده،حتی فکر کردن به اون شرایطی که شکلتون داخلش گیر کرده بود هم ادم و از پا در میاره چه برسه که یک انسان با امکانات صدسال پیش از اون شرایط همه افرادش و سالم نجات داده باشه.❤ شکلتون یک انسان بزرگ و قابل ستایش هست
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
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I think u tagged the wrong dude.
ORANGE MAN BAD!!! SHECHTMAN
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!!
The will to survive is amazing.
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.
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
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?
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.
@@MagsterKeef 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.
One of the best example of leadership in history, keep the biggest goals of a journey: bring the men back alive.
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.
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?
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
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Great way to try to be a real leader my friend 👍
Excellent summation!
Wow... 😮❤
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!
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.
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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
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!!
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!
🇮🇪 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.
The boss achieved many goals. He's still famous today because of his achievement and survival instincts. What a great achievement.
"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 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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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!!!!
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.
so good to hear of leaders who lead by example and not through self interest. Ones who take the risks themselves and not send others into peril they themselves created.
Here after they just discovered the Endurance ship under the Antarctic!! Truly awe inspiring.
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
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.
Just incredible and a ultimate example of survival against all odds
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.
He’s truly a BOSS..Huge respect !
I never get tired of hearing this amazing survival story.
how fortunate for all of us the photographer took all these photos for us. !
This is amazing! What blows me away is all the film footage!
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.
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.
and after he picks up his men from the island he says...okay who wants to try Antartica again?
Amazing it was photographed
It was my father who was so impressed by the trip that Sir Ernest Shackleton
had made to reach Antartica. All the trouble and Ice that crusched the Endurane
and still going on to save his crew. I was born in 1947 and he gave me the name
Ernest as a tribute to Shackleton and my second name after the president of the USA
during the war thankfull for helping ending the waR against the Germans.
Franklin Ernest van der Valk
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.
What a story. What a man. No words...
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 !
I have heard this story many times, however the narrator of this particular version literally kept me on the edge of my seat. 10\10.
Incredible this has to be the best survival story of all time
Nah I would put the Brexit talks for 4 years first
A hero indeed.He showed us true leadership.He did achieve something.Getting all of his men to safety.
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
It’s incredible of what Shackleton has done for his crew. I’m reading the book in studying his actions and heroism
Amazing achievement for Ernest Shackleton - he brought his men home. What an achievement for any human being.
Read this book many years ago. What a heroic man and journey. His men entrusted him and he must have been a hell of a leader. To overcome some of those situations today would never happen. Different time, different men.
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!
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!
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
I've read the book Shackleton's Stowaway and was touched by this heroic story. I was hooked ever since
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've watched this twice, and enjoyed it even more the second time around. These men were so heroic, an amazing adventure and journey.
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.
WOW! What an incredible story. I don't believe that I would have survived that expedition. Much respect 🙌 for these men!
Wow. Quite a story. I’m glad to have stumbled across this.
I wish they make a movie about it
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
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.
What an incredible tale of survival
Shackleton and his endurance is just out of mind . Really great expedition and very inspiring . I can't stop seeking information about his adventures
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.
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...
“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!
A fantastic awe inspiring story of Hope,Tenacity,& determination!!!
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.
Incredible example of heroic leadership and bravery. Did some research on this expedition, a profound experience.
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"
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.
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 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.
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.
poor dogs.. but the story of human survival and friendship is wow..
Chapeau to Luis Pardo, the chilean pilot that wisely sailed the Yelcho and saved the Endurance crew.
I jashtezakonshem.Njeri qe te jep force.Eshte mire qe ta shikojne te gjithe se te jep force guxim per jeten e sotme.
dhe do te bej nje vizite ne Irlande po dha mundesija te monumenti i Tije
Great video to watch after reading the book.
An inspiration. No strife is too great for the likes of Shackleton and we should pray for the same endurance and sheer strenght of character.
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.