Shackleton

[johntechwriter]

This is one story I never tired of reading. Brannagh's film is excellent.

[MrJSyer]

The most incredible story I've ever read. It's really amazing how they survived! I strongly recommend the book to all of those who are interested in adventure, leadership, nature e bravery!

[mw2incorporated]

song?

[transonicbuoy1]

Britain itself is quite remarkable.

[MrsFeeny]

@transonicbuoy1 Shackleton was Irish

[transonicbuoy1]

@MrsFeeny Anglo-Irish, born in Ireland, a bit like the great Wellington. Shackleton was British-educated, and trained in British maritime methods. Irish blood, English heart, as the song goes.

[MrsFeeny]

@transonicbuoy1 Yes of course you're right. There are such strong links between the two countries :) (sorry if I've double posted - I'm not very good at this!)

[SnackyCakes2008]

Shackleton is quite an amazing and remarkable man.

I am still puzzled on how his whole crew managed to survive what they did.

[FEARxGaming72]

hey this is my great great grandpa

[runnerrobb]

@FEARxGaming72 He must be so proud knowing his great great grandson spends all of his time playing video games

[temp850]

@runnerrobb Well, as much as I LOVED Shackleton's book, South, its also important to realise that Ernest Shackleton had serious problems with alcohol and was the equivalent of about three million dollars in debt when he died. He was an awesome leader in an exploration context but had many failed business ventures. He was full of flaws like all of us, which is perhaps what makes his efforts from Elephant Island to South Georgia Island even more amazing.

[jackc1002]

Shackleton is my idol. He turned deep failure with nearly no hope of survival into the greatest story of success ever. He is truly awesome.

[ArieanneDeGuzman]

Shackletons journey is one of my best story ever. About death and bravery.........

[frolicwitme]

One of the greatest Irish explorers

[Berserker9570]

@TibbilyTib That's crazy! I'm Chazdyn Shackleton and I'm related to Ernest :P

So I'm related to Billy!

[NewYorkS4U]

This is an interesting story. I think I might watch Charles Sturridge's 2002 film version to learn about the expedition instead. Kenneth Branagh plays Shackleton.

[pellezzano]

Non lo conoscevo ancora, ma grazie a Superquark ieri sera ho potuto ammirarne le gesta. Un eroe

[linkroden]

amazing not 1 of the People died but all the Animals died like Mrs.Chippy (the cat)

[tautes]

questo è ciò che io chiamo "un uomo dalle palle fumanti"

[customerofshit]

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[Golfgtiguy]

Shacklton was as tough as nails and more .What a man !

[margaret3hg]

amazing i visited the exhibition to shackleton in athy heritage centre &museum. great stuff there......

[MrBench199]

good for my research

[scotchtape1000]

He Is my 3rd uncle

[Ninjujitsu]

Wait this isn't Dubstep...

[TheSkyScanner]

Not very many people impress me, but this man certainly does........there won't be another quite like him again...

[Biofishable]

Shackleton was a great inspirational and natural leader. He new instinctively the limits of his team and of himself. A true hero of Antarctica and exploration.

[Spraycando]

Balls of British Steel. Iron Men and Wooden Ships. Hard to find men like this nowadays.

[anndeesavage]

@Spraycando Balls of Irish steel, you mean...

[Krupi96]

They had Balls of Steel

[roundfrenchcheese]

whats the music, i've heard it before

[phildemon2]

My G rans got a Shackleton- she says 'it's lovely'

[phildemon2]

Ps you'll only get that if you've seen the advert.

Did they go back and rescue all those left where the ship sank?

[notchinese1]

if we, and our "leaders", had at least a small portion of the tenacity, and good will of men like Shackleton, and his crew (minus Orde-Lees), the world would be a better place.

[GotoneLife]

I wish i knew more about him or better yet have met him...

[GotoneLife]

Im related to him too, and what is weird is the book I have about his adventure has a picture of him when he was little and I look like him when I was a kid

[danielilradm]

@GotoneLife you're a loser with no life, how pathetic are you writing these things hahahahahah

[cacasimg]

@GotoneLife why you bitch

[TheSniperman2009]

RIP

 Regards:Marc shackleton

[maxclatters]

im related to shackleton somehow, i think he was my grans great uncle

[muckyprawn]

Tom Crean...the unsung hero...

[jleeunashee]

..are these real footageses? :0

[Grisabella2]

Yes, it is. Rent the 2000 Documentary The Endurance, and you'll never believe what they went through! It's an amazing story you'll never forget.

[Trajan3876]

Shacks did better than Scott. He was a natural leader of men. Yes, his preparation was poor compared to Amundsen. So was everyone's! Amundsen was so amazingly prepared for his expedition he made going to the south pole look easy. Shackleton was more of a total leader, his men always had confidence in him. Not so for Scott.

[macdaddi88]

its like God wanted a bunch 2 survive the journey, etc.....what a story,,,,, !!!!

[kevin120857]

He may have been a survivalist but his judgment was atrocious. He sailed the ship into a 1000 mile wide ice field and just sat there for 10 months. Then he sailed for Elephant island when Deception had supplies and was closer. Then he chose to sail to South Georgia, 800 miles away he knew the harbor was on the other side of the island and when Deception was 250 milles from Elephant. He put those men through hell. Shakleton was a foolish foolish man.

[pinkpunk5959]

he was stuck in the bloody ice for ten months! and some survived! not many other explorers of that time could of said the same!

[Relentlessly0110]

No they didn't die, the greatest survival story of all time, he got all his men home safely against incredible odds. Sir Raymond Priestley summed him up best "For scientific leadership, give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen; but when you are in a hopeless situation, when there seems to be no way out, get on your knees and pray for Shackleton."

[ed211111]

did they die cuase im reading the story put im not at that part yet

[ed211111]

i feel bad for them

[ABridgeTooFar101st]

i love the charecter ive seen the mueseum and i got a souveneir

[PokeyTheElite]

I read " Shackletons Stowaway" and it was based on the story of Perce Blackborrow who stowed away on it. This story is fucking amazing.

[ABridgeTooFar101st]

He got his leg choped off with the frostbite

[macdaddi88]

cool.....is the stowaway story amazing or the story in general......? ill look out 4 it, tho

[invseeker]

yes i do

[j90o90s90]

do i care

[invseeker]

hey joseph :P

[j90o90s90]

hi andrew

[subscriberany1]

ernest shackleton is my great great grandpas uncle.  My last name is shackleton

[cheekychen]

my great grandfather was on that boat as 2nd engineer.. I went to the annual James Caird Society Evening in November for the first time, it was very interesting and I got to see the lifeboat they made the rescue in.. Very humbling stuff!

[fairskyze]

Saw a documentary on tv once re Shackleton. It's quite an amazing tale of survival. I plan to read 'Endurance'.

[killedinthegame77]

i had to read this in school and its fucking amazing

[Goldenfly67es]

in which school did u read this book? I read it. It's a fasciating story....

[milkmit]

I happened to come across Alexander's book 'The Endurance', left on the front stoop by my downstairs neighbor for anyone to take. Intrigued by the early photography, I decided to take it, and have hardly been able to put it down since.

I'm surprised I'd never heard anything of this story before just a few days ago, but now I've grown so totally engrossed with every detail. What an amazing, amazing story. Just absolutely tear-jerkingly incredible.

[Aquablue33]

In this age, in prior ages, in any age, Shackleton.

[ghd76]

Q. Can someone tell me the music playing in the background? It sounds late 1800s/early 1900s if I had to guess.

[Aquablue33]

It is Ralph Vaughn Williams: "Fantasia on a Theme". Composed in 1910, I believe.

[LMJ314142]

Ah, he's my hero.

[tobynator9]

cheers mr simmond for sendin me this its well good! ty -x- from toby lit...

[jizzylink]

This film makes you proud to be british.this is a nice video full of strength and courage.i cant stop watching shackleton on dvd,i havent read the books yet but i will do and also see the pictures frank hurley took too.Sir ernest shackleton and his crew are all true heros.its sad he died in 1922.but sir ernest shackleton will also be my favourite hero and no one will ever replace him.Thankyou for uploading this video mjf7419

[CruzanMassive06]

One of the greatest adventure stories of all time - these were true men! Endurance is a wonderful, epic book, and something that should be read before or in conjunction with this film.

[afggurli]

can someone plz tell me what is happening in the end of this story

thx

[ChefConnieMax]

They were watching film of their expedition and then there was the picture of the Endurance as it sat on the ice. A photographer went along on their trip and managed to save selected films and photos before the Endurance sank. This was the promo for the PBS 4 night series of a documentary made called Shackleton's Way, very interesting and amazing. Hope this helps.

[mimi3420754]

i read a book called trapped by ice!!!! it tells the story!

[pressure666]

Shackleton makes wicked tunes!!!

[sss4r]

thanks for sharing, i'm almost done with shackleton's "south" and find it shocking what they went through--great story about survival. helps me appreciate a fireplace :)

[Auchnureinmann]

Great adventure. Thanks for posting.

[mjf7419]

no prob!

[BlackCountryLad]

Men!!!

[kataisa3]

Fascinating adventure.

[mudylafeet]

Shackleton and his crew make today's high-tech adventurers look like dilettantes.

[Berniewahlbrinck]

Hi - great stuff, that video. By the way, I strongly recommend reading SHACKLETON'S BOAT JOURNEY by Frank Worsley, the captain of the Endurance - an amzing book.

[SharpeyN]

If it were fiction, you would think it too far fetched.

Shackleton turned failure into the most amazing success story ever...

[firebird63]

there is the kenneth branagh miniseries but i agree a full blown feature movie would be good...dont let hollywood do it tho'..we'll end up with Steven (heCANNOTbe stopped)Seagal in the lead hah...or worse!..it would have to be a brit gig

[giskardx]

of course it´s amazing!! Hey!!! hollywood producers!!!! there you have an idea!!! stop doing remakes and try something like this!! shackleton should have a day of his own "shackleton day" a real role model. Rodrigo from Chilito lindo.

[mudylafeet]

Hollywood would ruin this great Historical story. read "South" by Shackleton himself, incredible book

[BenjiBren]

he 'really' wanted to kill a penguin

[sammyjazz92]

this story is amazing

[dustbunnieboo]

You should read "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing. It reads like a novel; a real page-turner. What an incredible story!

[torqueingheads]

"In memories we were rich. We pierced the veneer of outside things. We had suffered, starved and triumphed, groveled down yet grasped at glory, grown bigger in the bigness of the whole. We had seen God in his splendours, heard the text that nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man." Sir Ernest Shackleton.

[hauntedrobot]

why not just read "South" by Shackleton himself.

[biohax]

i'm with roger ebert, when he wrote to see the movie first, then read the book. ime, doing it the other way results in disappointment.

[hauntedrobot]

..."i'm with roger ebert,..." ? oh kay, well claiming that and expecting us to actually believe it is just stupid and rude on your part. not to mention i'm just waiting for ebert's fat ass to die. next, you say that the book is disappointing compared to the movie...in a cryptically retarded manner. yeah, i think that counts as strike two AND three. why did you even bother to reply to this comment practically 5 months later if you weren't prepared to make any sense?

[XavierNinnis]

Calm down, I don't think the commenter is saying " ... the book is disappointing compared to the movie" at all. What he or she IS saying is that if you read the book before the movie the MOVIE will be a disappointment; an opinion that's hard to argue with being as the book is such a thriller.

[XavierNinnis]

A number of reasons actually. Many of the people were still alive and the author didn't want to offend (or get sued), this genre of books also followed a pretty set formula, leaving out much of what was considered unpleasant as well as "mundane", details that present readers are more likely find of interest.

Of course I'm not suggesting one not read "South" "Voyage of the Discovery" "Home of the Blizzard" etc. I love them all, they just don't come close to telling the whole story.

[refmuf60545]

I'll try someday.................. God help me

[mittenman22]

Antarctic odyssey? Shackleton's Adventure? The wacky frozen hi jinx of Ernie S.? A terrible ice fishing experience 2? What is it?

[liamcarletti]

For those that have never heard of Shackleton and his Crew that be prepared for the most incredible of stories. True men and a remarkable leader...my role model for the rest of my life!

David from Sunderland (GB)

[torqueingheads]

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.

[kayowe12]

Thanks for the intro' to this great adventure.

[820musical]

Dope...his name's not Ernst...it's Ernest...I would consider it a typo if u hadn't spelled it wrong 2 times...

[mjf7419]

thanks!

[820musical]

Sorry about that vent...I'm just doing a project, and misspelled names is one of my pet peeves....great video!!!!

[aurorafromdownunder]

Truly remarkable story and so inspired, I visited! Elephant Island was in Summer and probably mild in comparison but the wind was still strong and spray everywhere. Not sure how the guys coped in Winter. The crossing of South Georgia was also no easy feat, even with modern equipment and a knowledge of what route to take. Shackelton, Crean and Worsley had none of it. Remarkable!