Endurance: Surviving Antarctica | Determination | 3
Against The Odds
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🗓️ 24 August 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Ernest Shackleton and his men are trapped on an ice floe off the coast of Antarctica. Tensions are running high, and rations are dwindling quickly. Shackleton is unsure how they are going to survive. Escaping the ice seems nearly impossible. The crew must remain determined if they plan to set sail for Elephant Island and regain their freedom.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime members, you can listen to against the odds at free on Amazon music. Download the app today. |
| 0:15.6 | Frank Wilde paces back and forth among the tents. It's January 1st, |
| 0:21.0 | 1916, New Year's Day, but he doesn't feel festive. |
| 0:24.9 | Since I set up camp, it's been a tough go to keep everyone's spirits up. |
| 0:28.6 | No one expected they would still be here on the ice. |
| 0:33.1 | After days of attempting to get through the mushy snow with 900-pound sludge's, |
| 0:39.0 | Shackleton called the 27 men together and said they had to stop and set up camp. |
| 0:44.7 | The ice was bigger than them. |
| 0:48.1 | The priority now is food. They have maybe 50 days of provisions left, |
| 0:53.3 | time to begin the hunt for penguins and seals. But so far, |
| 0:57.3 | they've had little luck, just a handful of seals and one emperor penguin. |
| 1:02.8 | It's a start, but they'll need more if they're going to survive. |
| 1:06.5 | One of the most enthusiastic hunters is Ord Lee's. |
| 1:10.2 | Lee's was a royal marine before he joined the expedition, |
| 1:14.1 | specifically requested by Ernest Shackleton as a motor expert. He's not the easiest guy to get along with. |
| 1:20.5 | He likes to be alone and do things his own way. Most hunting trips, |
| 1:24.9 | he goes out with the others, but comes back alone with tall tales of chasing a seal or a sighting of penguins. |
| 1:32.4 | While Wild appreciates Lee's high spirits, he's also frustrated. |
| 1:37.0 | He's warned him 100 times not to travel alone. Anything could happen out there. |
| 1:43.1 | In this afternoon, he's done it again. The other men returned without Lee's. |
| 1:48.4 | Wild size and heads back to his tent to grab some gear. |
| 1:51.5 | If it gets close to Twilight, he'll need to look for the man himself. |
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