The deadly race to the South Pole

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Two exploration teams raced to the South Pole. Only one made it out alive.
Correction: A previous version of this video used an outdated British flag. The error has been corrected. We also occasionally referred to the British team as English. In fact, some members of Scott's team were Scottish and Welsh.
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Robert Falcon Scott was a British explorer who dreamed of being the first person to reach the South Pole. In 1912, he reached the Pole only to learn that his Norwegian rival, Roald Amundsen, had beat him to it. Caught by freakish weather and a string of bad luck, his entire party died trying to get back. Reasons for his failure range from his use of ponies rather than dogs to a highly unusual temperature drop that made the journey back impossible to survive.
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@Vox 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Darkroom fans! We've released a video extra from Coleman about Robert Falcon Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole in the Video Lab. Sign up here and check it out! bit.ly/vox-video-membership

@angelesandrade9823 5 жыл бұрын

Norway is better

@rocketpopsicle8653 5 жыл бұрын

Cool video tho

@Gplaysmc 5 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the book out of which that beautifully drawn map comes from where you can see the route Scott's team took?

@donutshark4763 4 жыл бұрын

O-O

@antoniosloan5643 4 жыл бұрын

i thought vox was a guitar amp company

@BumBumTheBarbarian 5 жыл бұрын

*first line of video "Everyone in this photo died" Me: jesus ok

@comuteamrgb 5 жыл бұрын

@@avryzelmis.9065 "soon after"

@FarmYardGaming 5 жыл бұрын

Pleasant.

@mauricio8776 4 жыл бұрын

It captured my attention honestly

@fumboolio 4 жыл бұрын

Those men are brave and history will remember them as such

@geonazivanresma1099 4 жыл бұрын

I’m your 5k like

@volitionVX 5 жыл бұрын

I wish you guys expanded on Oates' sacrifice. Dude tells the team "I am just going outside and may be some time." because he knew his worsening condition was holding back the rest of the team and they'd have a chance if he sacrificed himself. And so he did. That got glossed over in this video but I always found that story to be heroic. That man had balls of steel to face certain death if it meant he could help his team survive. It was in vain, sure. But... I always felt it was noble of him to accept his fate and give others a chance.

@nguyenhungangngoc2550 5 жыл бұрын

Yea they should have talked more about him. What a gentleman he was

@SkyyPiano 5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that too. Did his teammates know what he did and try to stop him? Or did they tell him to go outside and die because he was slowing everybody else down?

@castizopilled 5 жыл бұрын

"aight bro I'm boutta head out. cya in a few"

@ChiRedWhiteBlue 5 жыл бұрын

They covered it enough given the video's short length.

@TheLochs 5 жыл бұрын

Best part of the story. What an incredible thing to do. Unreal.

@thejupitergod5687 5 жыл бұрын

What’s really depressing is that the last diary notes showed that a blizzard did not trap them, instead Scott got frostbite and was unable to make the last stretch home. Instead his friend lied about the blizzard, giving him an excuse to stay with Scott as the cold soon engulfed his last chance to escape. This is try loyalty. Even more to this, Scott told people to not blame the scientist who measured the temperatures, he said that they did their best and could have never predicted this to ever happen.

@sophia8992 3 жыл бұрын

god im sad

@ninja.saywhat 2 жыл бұрын

sad im god

@zesu09 2 жыл бұрын

god sad im

@troll2637 2 жыл бұрын

@@ninja.saywhat god im troll. Will I go to heaven?

@jomorkenstrseth3526 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine pushing on after leaving Scott.., Or he could mybe have come back or something

@Herr_Gamer 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine bringing ponies to the south pole this was made by Amundsen gang

@cactuskaktus6734 5 жыл бұрын

«Tenk å ta med ponnier til sør-polen. Dette var laget av Amundsen gjengen»

@crackedmom7824 5 жыл бұрын

Im in the Amundsen gang

@Leo-hk6qg 5 жыл бұрын

i ha5te this meme

@gui18bif 5 жыл бұрын

@@Leo-hk6qg haste

@Celereek 4 жыл бұрын

Jeg elsker Læffy

@Taikamuna 5 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to really like these short documentaries. I can't wait for the other episodes

@xxzzsss 5 жыл бұрын

Are you Justin .Y Vol. 2?

@yaboidiego6177 5 жыл бұрын

Bro i see u everywhere

@helenicmapping4642 4 жыл бұрын

me2

@devangadhia3634 3 жыл бұрын

@animeneweablet 3 жыл бұрын

I see you everywhere after that YIAY Intro Outro

@MrKyle700 5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't surprise me the Norwegians were able to ski so much better. They are crazy good with skis

@julie-wz4mh 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Tonyx.yt. 5 жыл бұрын

fun fact: despite skiing so much all norwegian team gain weight and muscles during the expedition because unlike the British, they were well supplied

@foflip8124 5 жыл бұрын

We're Vikings lol

@systlin2596 4 жыл бұрын

@@foflip8124 Right? The Norwegians showed up like "Ah, yes. Endless ice and snow. Bitter cold. Perfect. Just like home in January." Takes more than a little ice and cold to scare off vikings lol.

@adriantrummer7230 4 жыл бұрын

We Austrians are better ;-)

@timelywings7025 4 жыл бұрын

I guess u could say the whole thing went south

@professionaltaxevader4638 4 жыл бұрын

CoMpAsSEs DoESnT wOrk In ThE SoUTh POLe

@professionaltaxevader4638 4 жыл бұрын

@Sahil Ali uwu

@nora_adora 4 жыл бұрын

if they were going the opposite way of the South Pole, would that be North ? 🤔

@burnt.alaska 4 жыл бұрын

@ColeLPeltier 4 жыл бұрын

It all went south as soon as they started north.

@Kovukingsrod 5 жыл бұрын

Go Norway! But also.. now I feel really bad for the British team :(

@Someone-ig7we 3 жыл бұрын

I know right :( They died just after realizing their dreams will never come true and all their hard work and effort was for nothing :(

@hjj9269 3 жыл бұрын

@@Someone-ig7we At least their story is being remembered. They have been inmortalized.

@horseshit1503 3 жыл бұрын

@@Someone-ig7weim kinda mad that the us did not adventure there😐 eh we will stick with greenland

@horseshit1503 3 жыл бұрын

@Lm7147clap clap clap clap claaap

@vladimirlenin4024 3 жыл бұрын

@Lm7147 He was laughing at the stereotypical joke of America. But it was pretty funny

@Vox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi - Coleman here. Darkroom is a history series that unravels the stories of individual photographs. And I know, this one is kind of grim. But don't worry, the next episode is about the Hindenburg. Thanks for watching!

@sebrands 5 жыл бұрын

As if people melting in hydrogen fires isn’t grim. Lol, keep it up, I like the concept

@-k5601 5 жыл бұрын

Hi vox , can i suggest a story?

@generalbanterlad 5 жыл бұрын

You used the wrong British flag. The flag you used ended in 1801, 111 years before your dates in the video. Clear difference in the 4 white diagonal stripes. Rookie error.

@TheFrencoShow 5 жыл бұрын

Tom Crean was Irish and others in the team were Scottish. Calling them English is kinda disingenuous. Edit: Coles last words to the group also should have been included I think. "I am going outside, I may be some time."

@mehulgoel7325 5 жыл бұрын

Nice series, Coleman.

@shahbazsheikh3545 5 жыл бұрын

"I am just going outside and may be some time." - Last words of Capt Lawrence Oates.

@radudeATL 5 жыл бұрын

I... am a bit... speechless. What a remarkable story, and told extremely well. This is why I love youtube.

@ElinWinblad 4 жыл бұрын

radudeATL you mean large media companies who provide this channel.

@antoniowombdiska3073 4 жыл бұрын

Elin Winblad that we only watch on KZfaq because we don’t know any other sources hence why the user loves KZfaq

@ElinWinblad 4 жыл бұрын

Antonio Wombdiska it’s just cable tv rebranded

@djdevyn1967 4 жыл бұрын

@@ElinWinblad that's just completely incorrect

@ElinWinblad 4 жыл бұрын

DJ Devyn lol oh my sweet summer child

@s1fusion246 3 жыл бұрын

Him: everyone in the photo died The camera man: 🥶

@ritupandey2324 3 жыл бұрын

See Cameramen never dies meme were true

@justaguythatlovestomakeyou4902 3 жыл бұрын

@Kuttiparambil Achyuth he buddy do you hear that?

@devarora3770 2 жыл бұрын

They were found by search team, camerman should also have probably died.

@The_Guit 2 жыл бұрын

@@devarora3770 it’s a JOKE

@OnixMint 2 жыл бұрын

@@devarora3770 how did the search team survive??

@Mads_Vel 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. I saw the new "Amundsen" movie on cinema today. Surprisingly exciting and thrilling. It shows the Norwegian side of the race. Amundsen's childhood, earlier expeditions, conversations with the British, and the North Pole expedition ect. In a speech after Amundsen (Norwegians) had returned safe home from the South Pole, he was in the UK for dinner and was supposed to receive an honorary speech, but in the speech, the british said at the end: "Let us honor the brave. Cheers for the dogs!" (The British noble man did not mention the Norwegian crew, just their dogs). Amundsen got little disappointed of the British because he felt they became bad losers.

@shawngilliland243 4 жыл бұрын

@Mads V - Thank you for posting that. I'm inclined to agree with Amundsen, if he was disappointed over the British having become bad losers.

@itsjo5085 4 жыл бұрын

Shawn Gilliland definitely a smart idea to eat dogs

@mintybadgerproductions 4 жыл бұрын

Probably because Scott was far more respected than Amundsen and overall contributed far more to the exploration and understanding of Antarctica. Also Amundsen apparently wasn't a great guy. He was more concerned with being first as opposed to actual exploration, he was meant to try and reach the north pole first, but upon finding out it had been done, secretly planned to get to the south first instead. Most explorers of the age were gentleman and were open about their intentions and they didn't want to undercut Scott who had done so much for exploration in Antartica. Amundsens decision and the fact he was so conceited about it was met with disapproval from the whole community as well as his own country.

@ronaldsmith4153 4 жыл бұрын

Instead of congratulations for Amundsen the British have a campaign that excuses Scott's incompetent leadership. They ignore that Scott planned to use 4 men and then took 5. He used inadequate clothing, man hauling. His crew were dead men walking when they reached the Pole. How can they blame the weather when they were so slow getting to the Pole and should have planned for bad weather. This is Antarctica not SOHO.

@mintybadgerproductions 4 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldsmith4153 Some of your points are correct, however some of Scott's decisions make more sense in context. For one the British did use dogs, just not as extensively as the Norwegians as on a prior expedition dogs had failed, albeit largely due to British inexperience, subsequently Scott didn't realise their true value. The British didn't particularly take much longer than the Norwegians, while they arrived a month later, you need to understand that it wasn't a straight race like you might find in an athletic competition, but more akin to the Space Race in that the teams set out at different times, with different routes and different methods. Amundsen actually first attempted it almost three months prior to the British, but had to turn back. The Norwegians won because they had the better expedition as opposed to British incompetence. They left earlier, they were naturally more skilled in skiing and using dogs as they had done it since childhood and because their gamble to use a previously unused route paid off as it was shorter and easier. Also with the exception of Evan's who had undiagnosed medical problems, the rest of Scott's team would easily have made it back hadn't it been for the weather. Scott had prepared for the weather as he had done extensive studies on it on prior expedition's, however even by Antarcticas standards the weather was freakishly bad that year and a complete anomaly. It was up to 20 degrees colder than average. Don't get me wrong, Scott did make mistakes and the better expedition won, however Scott has been unfairly dragged through the mud in the latter half of the 20th century and only now historians are countering this and giving a more balanced view on the man, especially as his studies have been integral to our scientific understanding of Antarctica.

@miehackhd5027 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for next episode, Liked this after first 35 seconds.

@jlg395 4 жыл бұрын

"I've got dogs and I know how to use them!" - Amundsen

@j0nnyism 3 жыл бұрын

Yea he had no problem feeding dogs to each other. Scott could do that with ponies. But dogs? That was too much for men that loved the animals

@gillettematch3188 3 жыл бұрын

@@j0nnyism wait! did they ate the dogs!?

@brynjarhustoft9570 3 жыл бұрын

@@gillettematch3188 yup they did👍, was it smart YES

@norwegiannationalist7678 3 жыл бұрын

@@gillettematch3188eating dogs is better than dying, and eating dogs were common in thoose times

@teccho1910 2 жыл бұрын

@@norwegiannationalist7678 It was necessary for survival. there is no mammals on antarctic. only micro organisms. The penguins and polar bears were brought there by humans. So no food other than the dogs.

@alejandromedina4597 4 жыл бұрын

If you read Amundsen book you can prove it was good(almost obsesive preparation) vs very bad preparation and lack of experience by the english team. Amundsen goes in the book explaining that even the dogs pemmican has bits of dry fruit so they doesnt lack vitamins. He sends polar boots to be made again because soles are too hard and will generate blisters ( and possibly Gangrene) he makes a separated deck flooring of the ship so their dogs have better air circulation (when traveling ecuatorial seas) and easier cleaning of their waste ... I can keep going but you can make an idea.

@ofwje 2 жыл бұрын

British team*

@Khenfu_Cake Жыл бұрын

“Victory awaits him who has everything in order, luck some people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.” - Roald Amundsen

@cassu6 Жыл бұрын

You say that but after the news of Scott’s failure both Amundsen and Shackleton were shocked how a such a well planned, organized and supplies expedition failed. The British were clearly prepared

@FredrikSkievan 11 ай бұрын

@@cassu6 They clearly weren't

@u.h.forum. 5 жыл бұрын

“We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.” -Robert Falcon Scott

@NickyThanksYou 5 жыл бұрын

Quality work. At this point you guys at VOX are setting the bar at ever higher levels. Keep it up!

@TommoCarroll 5 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Borelli totally agree! I both love Vox and they drive me to want to be a better video maker! So inspiring and the content is just beautiful!

@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel4638 5 жыл бұрын

Norway ftw!💪🏻💪🏻

@fablion6324 5 жыл бұрын

The visuals are good, the research could use more work

@MrPotatoegoob 5 жыл бұрын

Wrong flag for UK at the time and incorrectly called them English. Little things but is still sloppy and takes away from video.

@janedoe5229 4 жыл бұрын

Every Norwegian on the Amundsen team has skied all their lives and they were expert skiers. They also KNEW how to use dogs for hauling and had trained over a year how to work with the dogs, taking lessons from Eskimos in the Arctic. They were also taught by the Eskimos how to build igloos. They fed the dogs seal meat. They marked their path as they went, putting food depots close together. They packed extra food to allow for problems. They basically skied home down hill most of the way back with the dogs doing all the hauling. And the dogs were running. They also had no problem traveling in a blizzard. Scott and his men walked most of the way, dragging the sleds, added an fifth man at the last minute after bringing enough food for four. They had to haul the food for the ponies. The ponies would sink int the snow. Their path back was not clearly marked. Their depots were too far apart. They brought a few sled dogs on the trip, but they left them at the home base when they set out for the pole because they had no idea how to use the dogs. It was not the weather that destroyed him, it was the poor planning.

@gengarvenom 3 жыл бұрын

No, it was very clearly the weather

@TheStickmanWithASmile 3 жыл бұрын

They did estimate the average temperature. But it all went downhill when the temperature was way different from their estimations.

@thelonelyipad8648 3 жыл бұрын

Mix of both

@iamtheruraljuror9257 3 жыл бұрын

God, gold and glory. That's what driven the British to want to become the first in everything, back in the day.

@eamonreidy9534 3 жыл бұрын

British attempts at Antarctica in the early years usually involved dogs but the dogs were usually carried by the men or slaughtered for meat because they weren't fed properly.

@campfiresnlasguns 2 жыл бұрын

If Amundsen had known that Scott were in peril, he would've went to save him. After all, he was the type of man who admired those who dared; even if the victim were his rival. The demise of Scott and his team troubled him greatly despite his achievement (he never liked seeing death. The first death he encountered was when a sailor was swept overboard during a storm close to Antarctica , and it left him very uneasy) and this may have had encouraged him to offer more help to others in trouble. This motivation would eventually lead to his mysterious & supposed demise, when he attempted to rescue Italian explorer, Nobile, in 1928. In doing so, Amundsen and his team of French and Norwegian rescuers would simply vanish, never to be seen again.

@bethdahl3741 5 жыл бұрын

I mean, it wasn't just the tropping temperatures that killed Scott's team: 1. Scurvy. There was no vitamin C in their diet. The only they got was the tiny amount from eating fresh meat. 2. The ponies and electrical sleds would never have worked out, even under the best of circumstances, for several reasons. Many of the ponies died horrible deaths, because they left the horses' snow shoes at base, for example. 3. They WALKED. The Amundsen team skied and saved so much energy and time. The britts refused, even though they had a Norwegian at their base strongly advising them to learn how. Scott also went against much of Nansen's advise. 4. Clothes. Their clothes started falling apart from overuse, which really didn't help when the temperatures dropped.. Amundsen brought extra seal skin coats he never got to use. Just in case. 5. The people waiting at the base could have sent a search team for them. But their "English pride" or whatever you want to call it, prevented them from doing so. 6. Heavy equipment. For some reason they couldn't navigate without really heavy equipment. Also other science equipment they should have ditched along the way, to save the team's lives. 7. Last minute change of plans: They decided to include one new team member last minute. Really didn't help with those food reserves. 8. Food. They didn't have enough of it. They didn't have enough calories. If there was one thing that killed Scott's team, it was slow starvation. He didn't make the right calculations of how much energy it takes to haul several pounds of food and equipment through snow and cold temperatures. This was a horrible tragedy. But it wasn't just due to temperature changes. There was also a lot of human error, other cases of bad luck... and hubris. At the end of the day, Scott was responsible for his team's well-being, and he led them all to an early grave.

@holocene2164 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing more details about this expedition. Many things I didn't know. Now, regarding who was responsible for that fiasco, although I agree with you that they should have been more prepared, you have to remember the time. They knew barely nothing about Antarctica and had rudimentary equipment... Of course, foolish pride and unpreparedness must have played a role but that expedition would be tough even today... In any case, thanks again for all the details you provided.

@GitHubStiizz 5 жыл бұрын

True, the Norwegians were prepared for the worst case scenario and they used a method of travel still used today in the snow. Scott’s team was doomed from the moment he said “we’re walking”

@artificialintelligence8328 5 жыл бұрын

It's nonetheless quite intriguing how far they did make it despite all the trouble. Just around a dozen miles to the next supply depot.

@rachelmcadamslover 5 жыл бұрын

everything that you point out to is due to low temperatures. they didn't expect the weather to get so cold. so the cold killed them b.c they weren't prepared to journey themselves in that kind of temperature.

@math3000 5 жыл бұрын

Amundsen: _Laughs in Norwegian_

@starcherry6814 5 жыл бұрын

Aw that's really sad, why would the news shame him after he died though? That's disrespectful. So after a little bit of research turns out Vox left out a lot of details about the mishaps of Scott's plan. He came really unprepared, which is part of the reason why he was late. And possibly part of the reason why him and his crew died. I find that really sad though, I feel like that if everyone wasn't rushing and prioritised safety first both teams would've made it back safely.

@NeasonH 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the news doesn't have a reputation of being respectful.

@ylhajee 5 жыл бұрын

I understand the feeling, but I think rationally we should not have to show more respect to dead people than to living ones.

@minwang52 5 жыл бұрын

Because he didn't just get himself killed. Being a leader means the chance for most of the glory, and the risk for most of the blame.

@MaJuV 5 жыл бұрын

Because he's a "Colonial" Brit that was outsmarted by a "mere" Norwegian. The 5 weeks of difference in arrival + the pony vs dog sled were big signs in the news to make a mockery out of them; even if they would have survived. It was only way later that research on him proved that he was struck by a wave of bad luck, rather than him making poor decisions (okay, maybe except the horse thing).

@KuK137 5 жыл бұрын

Except it didn't, the british press barked at Amundsen for years calling him 'cheater' and glorifying Scott for being 'gentleman' who used 'noble' animals instead of 'rabid' dogs trying to destroy Amundsen every way they could, which you'd knew if you ever paid attention in history class...

@nottomentionanyone 4 жыл бұрын

Other information: - Antarctica and South Pole were Amundsen's secret plan. Their ship was supposed to sail to the Arctic at first. - around Amundsen's base, the British (Eastern Party which led by Campbell) and Norwegians exchanged pleasantries and visited each other before the South Pole expedition. - Evan, the first guy died, his body never found by the search party - 4:28 it's Scott's sculpture that was made by his wife

@raediaufar5003 4 жыл бұрын

The south pole station is named after them. The "Amundsen-Scott Station"

@todortodorov940 3 жыл бұрын

It should be called the "Amundsen Station". I don't know many other places named after the person who came in 2nd place. Imagine Washington DC being named Washington-Adams DC (after John Adams, the second US president).

@Thesamurai1999 2 жыл бұрын

@@todortodorov940 Probably because Scott contributed a lot more to the actial exploration and understanding of antarctixa while Amundsen was more about getting there first.

@user-sp9vm2id7m 2 жыл бұрын

@@todortodorov940 In tribute to his death maybe?

@ivoxavier92 5 жыл бұрын

How about the Norwegian adventure? That seems fascinating too, and a little less tragic

@clickbaitcancer120 5 жыл бұрын

I think that story has been told many times, also, it's not as fascinating as he actually knew what he was doing.

@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel4638 5 жыл бұрын

@@clickbaitcancer120 that's what was fascinating... is it more fascinating that the british died? You maje no sense

@clickbaitcancer120 5 жыл бұрын

@@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel4638 Mainly I just think this is better because it's a less common story, the British dying really has nothing to do with what I intended to portray. Sorry if I did not formulate myself clearly.

@apelletier1886 5 жыл бұрын

Amundsen ran a pretty slick operation, pardon my pun. His feat of sailing the Northwest Passage is just as impressive, and gave him the opportunity to learn dog sledding from the Inuit. For the South Pole expedition, he hired a world champion cross-country skiier to lead the pack. Little wonder they were almost back at main base by the time the British man-hauled their sleds to the pole.

@filthygarbage 5 жыл бұрын

there is a movie coming out soon about the norwegians, simply called "AMUNDSEN" (2019)

@apelletier1886 5 жыл бұрын

I see most of Scott's mistakes as systemic, a result of Royal Navy groupthink. The manhauling, the ponies, the ill-suited clothing, all had been used in previous British expeditions and carried into this one. But Scott's worst mistake isn't mentioned at all in the video. It was deciding, atop the Glacier, to add a fifth member to his Polar party, despite having only planned rations for four. Once again, it can be argued it's a systemic error, because It was done ostensibly for protocol, in order to have a representative of every branch of the British Army at the pole. And so he picked Oates, who had been in charge of the ponies (which weren't even around anymore) and had no previous Polar experience or skill to help his team. Scott still would not have beat Amundsen, but he might have had the supplies needed to make it back to camp alive. Sadly, that must have weighed heavy on Oates' mind when he walked off into that blizzard, never to be seen again.

@EskaOF 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know why I'd not considered the significance of Scott's RN career to his decision making before, but now it occurs to me that another potentially fatal mistake could be explained by the same kind of groupthink. Evans requested that Reginald Skelton, the engineer who developed and tested the motor sleds, shouldn't accompany them because Skelton outranked Evans, something the second-in-command couldn't get past. I doubt anyone other than an officer would've bowed to this request. Had Skelton been there, the repeated faults which ultimately rendered the sleds useless might've been resolved, giving the teams an alternative to the barely-useful ponies when laying one ton depot. They only needed 11 miles; they would've had 30.

@bluesserenader 5 жыл бұрын

yes, it was a mistake to add a fifth member to the polar party, but it was not an issue of rations, as you state. The returning party of three (Evans, Crean and Lashly) only took the amount of three man rations on their way back, so five man rations were left for Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates and Evans on their return journey. What mattered was that the cooking for five men took half an hour longer each day than it would have taken for four men. That was the issue that caused them to loose half a mile daily - which amounted to about 30 miles for the Jan. 18 to March 19 time span.

@itsjo5085 4 жыл бұрын

It’s just stupidity really

@ronaldsmith4153 4 жыл бұрын

Scott made mistake after mistake and was a poor leader. Amundsen's clothing was superior. His plan to use dog power saved his men from excruciating effort. He planned to use 4 men and then took 5. This cut everyone's ration which was inadequate already. Two men died before bad weather set in so don't blame the weather. GOOD LEADERS PLAN ON BAD WEATHER IN Antarctica? They were dead when they reached the POLE. Cold frostbitten and short on supplies because of Scott's incompetence.

@ronaldsmith4153 4 жыл бұрын

@@bluesserenader They were dead when they hit the South Pole. They were exhausted and cold and 3 men complained that they felt cold. Their clothing was inadequate. Their plan was for 4 men and taking 5 meant one man was pushed out of the tent. Their feet were frozen and they could not get their boots back on easily. Two men died before they got to within range of their depot. Their fuel cans leaked and were only partly full. Scott complained about this. The Norwegians used skiers who were world class athletes and dog sleds. to lead their team while Scott thought the indominable spirit and his Royal navy training would carry them.

@mrrolandlawrence 3 жыл бұрын

also... scott refused help from Amundsen on how to modify their sleds to be lighter. also Amundsen was very worried about the snow mobiles that Scott took, thinking that they would easily outpace his dogs. its also speculated that the storm that stopped Scott in his tracks never happened and they had actually become just too weak to go on because no snow storms have been observed in Antartica that last 5 weeks...

@rea8585 5 жыл бұрын

Murphy's Law hit them real bad

@hmmm9658 5 жыл бұрын

dont let me go murph

@MinecraftGuid 5 жыл бұрын

Who?

@god5620 5 жыл бұрын

Nice meme MURPH!!!!!!!!!!!

@zulfikaraji 5 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftGuid STAY!

@kevinrenamoran9262 5 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftGuid Murphy's law is if everything can go wrong it will go wrong

@ericjeffries9692 5 жыл бұрын

i really like this idea for a new video series, really 👍👍👍

@TommoCarroll 5 жыл бұрын

It's great isn't it?

@timothyodeyale6565 3 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, Scott and the rest of the team, you will be remembered. Thank you for all the effort you guys put in!

@EliasBerget05 5 жыл бұрын

Since i’m from Norway i’ve heard this story 1000 times before

@stanleyhape8427 4 жыл бұрын

So you clicked on it to make it a even 1001 times ?

@bashhdgamer3335 4 жыл бұрын

Good for you

@subhashpal2077 4 жыл бұрын

@JustMe-cs9ku 3 жыл бұрын

So he’s your Neil Armstrong

@bellecwy 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the meaningless input

@headwound 5 жыл бұрын

*_HYVÄ NORJA!!_* 🇳🇴 Your neighbors are proud of you, greetings from Finland!

@kukakohan3136 5 жыл бұрын

Torille

@Ola-rc7hm Ай бұрын

PERKELE and thank you very much

@hakon1598 5 жыл бұрын

I was going to make a joke talking about how Norwegians is the best but now am just sad

@paeratatahuriorangi498 5 жыл бұрын

This could be a really emotional movie

@TTaiiLs 4 жыл бұрын

The Løser there is one: Amundsen(201X)

@TomShootsPhoto 5 жыл бұрын

I love this new series guys! Thanks so much for putting time into them

@Mu3azOsman 5 жыл бұрын

Loving dark room! Great analysis and storytelling 👍🏾👍🏾💕💕

@jcdenton23 5 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Oates' last words before he left the tent were, "I am just going outside and may be some time".

@halalwrld 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine what he felt 108 years ago in that moment when they found out they lost and being so close to making it back

@natheephattkts4182 4 жыл бұрын

108 year that’s a lot of days

@alwaysthinkdifferently8804 2 жыл бұрын

I’m Chinese When I’m in junior high school I learned a article titled “The Fight for the South Pole”by Stefan Zweig,which told me the story about the exploration. Respect to these Explorers！！！

@TommoCarroll 5 жыл бұрын

💡 *The question is:* would you rather take an expedition to the *South Pole* or *Mars?* 🤔 Choose wisely....the least dangerous is filled with unknown terrain, brutal temperatures that can kill you within minutes and a lack of food that could make any malfunction of equipment lethal....the other is Mars.

@frontiermusic5187 5 жыл бұрын

Aspect Science daym! I’d still have to choose Mars...because...MARS!

@foolanhi8183 5 жыл бұрын

But one is still least dangerous .

@TommoCarroll 5 жыл бұрын

FishBoy_Fry so would you go with the least dangerous? South Pole?

@joshe3429 5 жыл бұрын

South Pole I ain’t trying to die in space by myself

@misterman9523 5 жыл бұрын

The south pole can't kill you within seconds

@prithusharma2559 5 жыл бұрын

Opens video Person: All the people in this photo died Closes video

@ThinkerYT 5 жыл бұрын

lmao

@memeguy8258 5 жыл бұрын

why tho

@casimirronnlof7396 5 жыл бұрын

Loool i can just imagine thinking like NOPE IM OUTTA HERE

@prithusharma2559 5 жыл бұрын

@@casimirronnlof7396 yeah and the host's voice was like so gloomy

@eligabb4423 5 жыл бұрын

Box of chocolates 😄

@MurCurieux 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else interested in this topic should read a related book, The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition

@coryfarrelly3717 4 жыл бұрын

Conrad Hergott that’s seriously one of the craziest true stories of all time

@burb3ryy 4 жыл бұрын

This book is absolutely incredible.

@owenlyfans 4 жыл бұрын

In some ways, the story of Shackleton, and Tom Crean, is much more intriguing than that of Scott and Amundsen.

@nottomentionanyone 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Then he became Scott's role model

@johnduheaume6650 2 жыл бұрын

Yes excellent book, also read about the life of Tom Crean from Co Kerry "The unsung hero" he should have been on team for the last push to the pole, had more experience than most but wasn't a senior rank, I think he was a Petty Officer.

@TriAjiPrabandaru 4 жыл бұрын

the graphic, color tone, are so perfect, good job editors

@AncientAccounts 5 жыл бұрын

The penguins got there first

@TommoCarroll 5 жыл бұрын

Ancient Accounts - Animated History “just smile and wave boys....smile and wave” 🐧

@grace-qu9ks 5 жыл бұрын

No the ice

@odinvik7821 5 жыл бұрын

I know you're joking, but penguins wouldn't go that far inland

@danp6761 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job boys, it's gonna be ice cold sushi for breakfast!

@zzulm 5 жыл бұрын

I might be wrong but there are no penguins at the north pole

@mightyghost3604 5 жыл бұрын

Scientific prove shows GOOD BOI > MY LITTLE PONIES

@PedroKing19 5 жыл бұрын

*proof

@unkn0wn3ntity86 5 жыл бұрын

Only the goodest boi can reach the pole!

@rakeyshable 2 жыл бұрын

i read the story in 1997 in a rapid reader text book of my elder brother back in school. each of the word still pops up in my head. a great and emotional story and a journey they made together. RIP Scott

@burggerbig102 5 жыл бұрын

They were so close

@wanderingtraveler3038 5 жыл бұрын

What's that yellow thing right by your username??

@yoadhordan2809 5 жыл бұрын

I want itttt

@soiledhalo2296 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's when they're a patron or something.

@David-iv3lk 5 жыл бұрын

@@wanderingtraveler3038 you get that if you become a member of this channel

@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel4638 5 жыл бұрын

No.. they were more than a month behind the norwegian vikings

@stickman3214 5 жыл бұрын

Oh this looks like an interesting vide- *EVERYONE IN THIS PHOTO DIED SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS TAKEN* ... I was correct

@5thdawg917 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@natheephattkts4182 4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it said they died

@Orlando05785 4 жыл бұрын

In Norway we learn about this in elemenatry school.

@zakka7355 3 жыл бұрын

I am related to roald Amundsen although I live in the US

@ethanbeech8421 5 жыл бұрын

So well put together. The from the opening line to the music fantastic job!

@starcherry6814 5 жыл бұрын

So apparently Scott's plan wasn't really that well thought through. The ponies and motorised sleds they used were ineffective, so his team had to mostly pull the supplies by themselves. Which really ended up slowing them down. Scott's team would've made it back, if it hadn't been for the unpredictable weather conditions, but very slow and very late.

@ATommy-cz1qc 5 жыл бұрын

They also had inappropriate clothing and shoes. The Norwegians lived in the Arctic they knew what to wear and how.

@fablion6324 5 жыл бұрын

Aisha TOMMY the Norwegians looked to Inuit tribes and what they wore, witch was mostly seal furs from what I remember from school, if Amundsen went for what Norwegians wore he would have died in a woolen onesie

@starcherry6814 5 жыл бұрын

@@fablion6324That is correct!

@ATommy-cz1qc 5 жыл бұрын

@@fablion6324 I know that they didnt exclusivly use Norwegian equipment. They had gone on trips to the Arctic before with Indigenous guides who heavily influenced Low temp protective clothing. This really helped Amundsen and his mission

@fablion6324 5 жыл бұрын

Aisha TOMMY that and eating puppers

@TheBasementWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I was looking for a brief overview of the discovery of the South Pole for my classes of students in grades 4 to 9. I didn't want anything too long or too depressing, just accurate and interesting. This was GREAT!

@christophegerard6012 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding episode. Thank you very much.

@ttmallard Жыл бұрын

A point to survival, Scott took 5-men and only 4 were planned for the final try, leaving the strongest man of all to return with an officer suffering scurvy, Tom Crean, who in their last miles to the base the officer failed, Crean did 36-miles solo on a biscuit & some chocolate to get help, dog teams made hours before a blizzard moved in. Crean was the unsung hero, Scott denied his wont of being among the 1st to the pole saying you got a bit of a cold, Crean was devastated yet too loyal to object, it saved his life to be with Shackleton, again as an unsung hero compared to Worsley & The Boss. Ymmv 🍺

@ttmallard Жыл бұрын

P.S. Didn't see I'd commented on this 3yrs ago ... 🍺

@mhamedben9002 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing episode , can't wait for more , keep it up !

@Highland33r 5 жыл бұрын

" Scotts English team" Im sure you'll find that the majority of the crew and some of his teammates were Scottish.

@kurtnobranes9914 5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget my boi Tom crean

@ATommy-cz1qc 5 жыл бұрын

And an Irish man Tom Crean who was the one who found the bodies and is unique in that he was one of the first people to go on two separate expeditions to Antarctica, first with Scott and then Shackleton.

@corruptedcola393 5 жыл бұрын

Yh, it's wrong when ppl assume British=English it takes credit away from people who truly deserve it

@programalpha1848 5 жыл бұрын

Scotish achievement => British achievement. English achievement =>English achievement.

@UKchronics 5 жыл бұрын

The majority of the expedition team were English, not Scottish

@guardplayer420 2 жыл бұрын

The major factor you neglected to mention was that Scott had planned supplies for 4, and included bowers at the last minute which meant the now 5 men had to ration food and were effectively starving from the offset of their journey, expending more calories than they had to consume.

@diomedes8791 Жыл бұрын

Whereas the Norwegians gained weight during their trek, having plenty of food to eat. Not only their sled dogs, which they would «harvest» and consume en route (which also protected them from scurvy, as dogs produce vitamin C naturally in their bodies), but also due to the fact that they had prudently laid out one depot per 1 degree latitude on the Ross ice shelf (a total of 5 depots), which ensured the Norwegians plenty of sustenance on their way back to their base camp.

@andreaslossius7920 Жыл бұрын

@@diomedes8791 Interesting fakt is that Amundsen left a huge amount of supplies in the depos on their way back too.

@KlaxontheImpailr 8 ай бұрын

Wasn't it Oates that joined at the last minute?

@randomnyes 5 жыл бұрын

This is so sad and left me heartbroken

@newmanj8690 5 жыл бұрын

The quality of your content continues to rise; thanks, Vox!

@fajarsetiawan8665 5 жыл бұрын

Can anyone identify the photos of upcoming episodes in 5:20? I can only identify 3 out of 5 photos that about Cuban Nuclear Crisis, Cat Righting Reflex and Hindenburg Incident.

@maxxu7783 5 жыл бұрын

Another one is a drowned man by Hippolyte Bayard . Can't figure out the one with a man on the ground.

@fajarsetiawan8665 5 жыл бұрын

@@maxxu7783 I think it's a photograph from a murder scene but I don't know which case.

@MrXXAntonXx 5 жыл бұрын

Okay i think i found it! It is the murder of Monsieur Canon from the studio of Alphonse Bertillon who was one of the first people to start a record for criminal identification.

@fajarsetiawan8665 5 жыл бұрын

@@MrXXAntonXx I think that's correct 👏👏

@apridwi1358 5 жыл бұрын

I think the man was murdered is josef ferdinand lmao ;v

@aabhishekbanerjee 4 жыл бұрын

The presentation is just top notch. Super work Vox team.

@priceps6729 5 жыл бұрын

This intro is literally perfect, catches my attention immediately and makes me curious about the subject. Gj

@lawrencetchen 5 жыл бұрын

Darkroom sounds like a fully immersive series that I am more than ready to dive into. Excited for the next episode!

@annikabertelsen2739 5 жыл бұрын

Well that went south .⬇️

@nicktrue7915 5 жыл бұрын

Too soon! Lol

@morkovija 5 жыл бұрын

Savage!

@Jack-vq4ul 5 жыл бұрын

Ba dum tss

@AshwinT24 3 жыл бұрын

The content and quality of your videos is amazing. Thank you🙏

@papawshane 4 жыл бұрын

Sad and amazing story. Really enjoyed this.

@Choekaas 5 жыл бұрын

I would also recommend the documentary made about this expedition (they had a documentary crew for a portion of the time on their way to the South pole). This is also quite groundbreaking film achievement considering this was made so many years ago. It's called "The Great White Silence" and is one of the best films of the 1920's. They told the last journey through a combined use of animation and journal snippets which makes for a harrowing tale.

@Daniel-ce6vi 5 жыл бұрын

The way how you told the story made me felt like I was there😫😱. I love Vox!

@yourfavoriteperson9551 4 жыл бұрын

ive watched this so many times & it breaks my heart.

@Arctic_Dude 3 жыл бұрын

I'm Norwegian and minus 35 celsius is the coldest I've ever experienced. Pulling a sled by foot at - 40 with the equipment they had back then is extremely brutal!

@JacobLukasiewicz 5 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, such a entertaining video, well narrated, with kind of a dark and unsettling vibe, addictive storytelling, great editing (as always!), Vox you're a blessing. Ps. I only wish your videos could be longer, but I guess quality over quantity ( :

@neeladke9557 5 жыл бұрын

Just love that video. So touching and serious. Greetings from India 🇮🇳

@cruros9084 5 жыл бұрын

I must admit this is high quality, good job!

@DazzieNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Such a remarkable premise for a KZfaq channel - thank you.

@Foomandoonian 5 жыл бұрын

The version of the Union Flag used in the graphics here hadn't been in use for more than 100 years at the time of the Scott expedition. The modern version of the flag was adopted in 1801. You can see it in photographs of this very expedition. Actually, you can see it at 3:44

@jameslansbury4373 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this annoyed me a lot as well.

@abdullahbz. 5 жыл бұрын

Vox disclosed the correction in the description.

@Foomandoonian 5 жыл бұрын

@@abdullahbz. I didn't spot that, but I did post my comment very shortly after the video was posted.

@rejectedreject 5 жыл бұрын

It’s not the first time they do this. They also use outdated maps in their videos.

@campkira 5 жыл бұрын

What do you expect people who not in the Union?

@tim8241 5 жыл бұрын

This video was really well made, very good job VOX!!

@sravankumararvapally4676 5 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible feat. Appreciate that. Never knew about this

@Tony-ow3if 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on a stunningly creative and informative 5:37 minutes!! Great Production

@GilgaFrank 3 жыл бұрын

My school joined the drive to provide dogs for Scott's journey. I always remember a photograph on a corridor wall of a dog named Oldham who was donated to the expedition. It was only years later that I realised Scott's party would have shot and eaten the animal.

@karelmelecky 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing job, Vox! You should make a follow up episode on this topic covering the expedition lead by Sir E. Shackleton that is imho even more interesting.

@markc.5750 Жыл бұрын

Endurance is the greatest story of resilience you’ll ever read.

@fernandocabanillas8133 5 жыл бұрын

Love your stuff brother, KEEP IT UP!

@markusvarik3295 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome man, good job with the nice short doc.

@anchit7251 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Just a request Can u plz keep the temperature stuff in Celsius as well it's really difficult to understand

@airhab 5 жыл бұрын

Anchit -40 is -40

@mld962 5 жыл бұрын

the graph had Celsius on the right side

@anchit7251 5 жыл бұрын

@@mld962 thanks

@sorasarielcl 4 жыл бұрын

British team near the pole: Hippity Hoppity this is our victor- Norwegian guy 5 weeks earlier: Time to steal the victory off the Brits.

@manofsauce4298 4 жыл бұрын

Amundsen: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you.

@alargebeer3069 3 жыл бұрын

@@manofsauce4298 5

@SaulgMann 2 жыл бұрын

they didnt steal the win they where just more prepered and used too it

@jim5128 Жыл бұрын

Great series. Thank you!

@echozhang7653 5 жыл бұрын

I really like the narratives of this video, well done guys

@papalosopher 5 жыл бұрын

4:05 His last words were something to the effect of "I am stepping outside for a moment. I may be gone some time." He wasn't trying to fool anyone. Very British last words.

@maxmaeser1001 5 жыл бұрын

Love this episode, very well crafted!

@MMovie96 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting story. Awesome video format, really enjoyed it.

@R1ngwraith 3 жыл бұрын

love this series, please do more

@thebox4673 5 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing documentary. It’s nice and short, has great editing and a story. Well done Vox!!

@jangounchained1226 3 жыл бұрын

He missed lots of inportant detaiks actually. Thx we can find them here in the comments

@n8dog_276 5 жыл бұрын

I remember reading a book about this when I was a kid! It’s called ‘The race to the South Pole’ it’s a great book and is worth a read!

@frieria3144 3 жыл бұрын

Is it the one by Bjørn Ousland? Because I also read that one as a kid, and loved it! I still have a copy of it

@Xanderall 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best series VOX has put out. #PleaseMona let Coleman keep at it!!

@jaylaw.7660 2 жыл бұрын

great video/ journalism!

@OsamaBinChillin 2 жыл бұрын

"Victory awaits him, who has everything in order - luck we call it. Defeat is definitely due for him, who has neglected to take the necessary precautions - bad luck we call it" - Roald Amundsen