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- Hear the gripping account of Australian Douglas Mawson's 95-mile trek across Antarctic ice battling hunger, dire circumstances, and deadly crevasses, as told by award-winning writer and adventurer David Roberts.
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So glad this popped up, even 8 years later! What a fantastic story, it definitely deserves to be more widely known.
It popped up by design of a Google algorithm. Netflix is releasing a movie called Against the Ice. It's based on this true story. Thought you would like to know.
My primary school teacher read us a vivid account of Mawson's terrible journey when I was about 8 or 9 years old. Being a rather sensitive, imaginative & empathetic wee soul, the graphic descriptions of his trials & physical deterioration so distressed me that I began crying at my desk as she read. Her response was to get angry with me & tell me I was being "silly" in front of the entire class.
The memory of that story has never left me, & now I am about to begin reading Mr. Roberts' much-lauded book. I may cry again, but at least no one will be there shaming me for it this time!😄💕
Teachers DO be dead inside.
All too often.
And some teachers should never be teachers especially those who can't even relate to a child.
I was paddled in front of the whole class in the 3rd grade for doing art wrong! Didn't prevent me from becoming an artist but sure developed my hatred of authority.
That's unfortunate. You were probably too young though for this kind of story.
I read about it ("Mawson's Will") at 28 yrs old (in 1977) and it still gives me chills. I tried to read it again years later and couldn't face it. And I spent 7 years in war zones as a communications engineer in southwest Asia. You're a braver one than I, Prismatic_Truth!
I can’t get enough of Antarctic explorer stories. It’s fascinating to me that ANYONE would want to go to Antarctica.
No matter how dangerous, we as a species crave the unexplored. Whether it’s the bottom of the ocean, the coldest continent, the surface of the Moon, or even another planet like Mars, humans are fascinated by that concept alone
Greatest 5 years of my life were down on "The Ice"
@@nickmerrick18 I admit my opinion has changed a bit. I would definitely take the opportunity if it presented itself.
@@maggiee639 You would not be sorry. Amentum
My concern is the environment is so harsh that it takes very little going wrong to end or drastically change your life. Losing a limb may be welcomed compared to falling in a deep cravats. Or failing to get a resupply ship. A month long snow storm. Sole of your feet coming off….
No thanks. I’ll enjoy thru photos and explore volcanoes where it’s safer.
I don't mind this author's presentation style...it's the story that matters. To his credit, he's done all the homework and he really made these guys seem like the boys down the street. His facts were spot on.
Riveting story!!! Can't wait to give a lecture about Mawson aboard an ecotourism ship in Antarctica this coming season. Adding it my repertoire of early Antarctic explorer heroes.
I like this guy's style of presentation because you're never distracted by his "showmanship" or anything of that sort. The story is raw and wonderful on its own.
They were boys from down the street at one point in their lives
i actually enjoyed the storytelling/presentation style a whole lot. as well as the story
What a terrifically well researched, well empathized (down to the photographic substitution of non-existent [lost] photos) and well told account - thanks for devoting yourself to its detailed telling.
Agreed
It took amazing strength of mind and body to endure what these explorers went through to expand our knowledge of the Awe inspiring planet we call home. Very few of us could have endured that. Kudos!! Thank you for sharing that story with us.
This guy is a TRUE HERO for sure.
DAW PAWN SHOP Hero why? Because he was dumb enough to attempt a Suicide expedition
Thank You for sharing such an amazing life story of heroic men.
Speaker was great and so was the story. The desire to live...Spirit of life in those men was amazing.
This is excellent! Thank you for bringing this awesome story to the public's attention.
Incredible what these people put themselves through
He was on the old 100 bill in Australia, we learn about him in primary school!
Born in Yorkshire!
@@Andy-lm2zp grew up, educated, lived and died in Australia though. He's australian. If you Google him he's referred to as an Australian everywhere.
@@Andy-lm2zp yes he was born in the UK, however he grew up, got educated and lived in the AU, Australia shaped and molded him if he stayed in England he may never of had the impact on Antarctic exploring like he did. It's the same with footy players, if you're from NZ but grew up playing footy from a young age you play for aus as you trained, played and were molded by australian coaches.
@@Andy-lm2zp came to aus an infant, therefore spent his whole life here, from learning to walk and talk to getting a university degree, he got his geologist degree from an aus uni, and everytime he went on an Antarctic expedition he came to aus not the UK go figure. Typical whinging poms either whinging or trying to take something that's not yours.
Also the first expedition he led to the Antarctic he named the Australasian Antarctic expedition aka the AAE not the British Antarctic expedition, he himself considered himself australian who are you to claim he isn't.
This should be a movie, no? And the speaker is not "lifeless" as some say - he just doesn't hype stuff like so much American TV.
Much hardship...but if one searches for a screenplay there's much more choice in even more dramatic explorations.......especially from times when people had even less possibilities to survive these circumstances ..Like in the 16th century when Dutch explorers got stuck one winter in the ice pack around Nova Zembla in the Russian arctic...Which recently actually was made into a somewhat melodramatic movie......
There's much more than just one story like this, they are all to be admired, true pioneers! We don't think many people today would do what they did! Too soft, for the most part, or they have no impetus to explore; a great part of earth has been explored or mapped, but there ARE still places where no human has been for probably since the beginning of the existence of humans. And most of our oceans are still unexplored or mapped in any detail.
Americans should learn the art of understatement (:-)
Lol So true about American TV being full of hype. But hype is proven to increase views which increases revenue so every country tends to throw around hype. Now which countries tend to use hype the most is debatable. I think that answer can easily change from month to month as countries around the globe try to hype their citizens up more and more and its only going to get worse because money.
yes, for such a real story, this guy is not the one to tell it. i dont need over dramatisation or anything, but this guy is just sadly incredibly banal for this.
I am super stoked to have found this film. I have recently returned from a winter at Mawson station in Antarctica. Sir Douglas Mawson's image site proudly on the wall and we have talked all about his stories. It was great to see all the names that I recognised. especially commonwealth bay, which i visited on a deep field traverse.
An amazing story and an amazing adventure.
One Life, One Search,
Peace Out,
Shane
Nice post except the 'super stoked' bit.
Did you read the book " Alone on the Ice " by David Robert. It was excellent , had my heart beating so fast at times......phenomenal !!
I can't believe its possible to travel for 20 odd days in Antartica without food, when you're already malnourished.
Toby James the rescuers left chaches with oranges and other stuff in the hope he would find it, pretty sure found one in that 20 days
Not in these temperatures. Your calory need rises to 5k a day only to maintain body weight due to your body needing to heat itself up more than usual to not succumb to hypothermia.
At 28 degrees Celsius temperature with minimal exercise you can go 20-60 days without food, depending on the individual starvation tolerance, in Antarctica, on an expedition at these temperatures, it would be 7-21 days, depending on the person, so this was v. impressive.
You are correct, "Tormentor" -- there's the "rule of three" i.e., you can live 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food, and 3 days without shelter, depending, of course, on the environment. You're not going to live 3 days, in the antarctic without proper clothing, shelter, a fire, etc. AND ALL OF THOSE 3 ARE CONDITIONAL! E.g., you're not going to be able to live 3 weeks without food if you don't have adequate water and shelter, and you can't live 3 days without water if you are in a very harsh environment. Of course, you must remember that your brain tissue can be damaged exceeding those 3 conditions by a variable time, depending on the conditions as well as the physical condition of the person trying to survive!
Which is why most can't hold it together
I watched this on TV and logged in later just to share what an amazing job the speaker did in conveying the riveting story of another person's experience with few images. We should all listen to the stories of those who have shared with us, and our elders, well enough to be able to carry them on.
And that's just it isn't it.. passing on history is a blessing not a curse
Great speaker! Really describes it in a way that makes you feel like you know these guys. And his subtle humor is a great touch. Wonderful speaker and a great story.
And his live audience loved him..as do I
Thank you for sharing this epic story of forgotten history.
I never heard of Douglas Mawson, thanks a lot for this story 👍
he used to be on the australian $100 dollar bill
He's world famous in worthwhile countries such as Australia
How do you know about his child molesting?
That was SO incredible, thank you so much x
Awesome survival story 325 miles that's huge. Respect to People like this.
Amazing what Mawson was able to do and withstand!
Great speaker and incredible story.
"and then he thought he was dead but he pushed really hard and covered 80 miles and then he fell in a crevasse and he thought he was dead but he climbed really hard and then he fell again and this time he really thought he was dead but he climbed really hard" great storytelling. Compelling and rich.
I read David Robert's book, 'Alone on the Ice' last year; he is an excellent writer! The book itself kept awake at night reading..kept my adreniline on full blast. That said, I also have to say that I really enjoyed hearing him in person. To those who fear his literary style is the same as his speaking style, I say, 'Read his book and be blown away!' Thanks for uploading this video.
Thank you for enlightening us
Beautiful comments should be pinned to top
True history and what a truly amazing story of explorer survival!
Undoubtedly a valiant effort, but surely Tom Crean's story deserves the accolade of the greatest Antarctic survival story.
Fantastic presentation. Thank you
Fascinating - I was unaware of this and will have to get your book. This is my favorite kind of read. Well presented sir.
His diary is a very good read.
Wow awesome thanks for sharing ❤️
Thanks for the story!!
hidden great story..about them..first time hearing...thanks for share..
Love this story!!
Amazing story. The people whining about the speaker probably haven’t picked up a book or newspaper in 10 years.
No, that’s definitely just you being offended. You must be a Liberal.
LOL 😝
La Red I would be upset if your comment made any sense. But since you obviously came in on the short bus, I’ll let it slide.
I read a lot and I watch a lot of video as well. This story is great, but his voice is so bad as a speaker. He puts me to sleep. I don’t need over-the-top antics, that’d be bad, it’d just be nice hearing a voice that isn’t so dry and dead.
And no, I’m not an unintelligent millennial that only watches 90 minute comedies. I’d rather read this in text than hear him speak it.
Did you even watch the video lol? The presenter is horrible.
TallyHo I think the speaker is kind of endearing. You can feel his passion for sharing the story and his respect for this team.
I've just watched "Against The Ice" on Netflix and saw exactly what your extraordinary story is all about. Thankyou sir I love your presentation as your audience obviously did as well. 💞 from Artic Canada 🍁
Mawson lived until 1958. I read "Mawson's Will" by Leonard Bickkel years ago. An amazing tale!
That’s why Mawsons imagine adorns our $100 note ! 🇦🇺
So much good and bad luck on one trip... what a fascinating story!
Excellent!
This was amazing loved it 😊
good presentation
nope
This was a great presentation and story.
Absolutely incredible. I think I'll read his book.
Great story
Poor dogs...
Great presentation enjoyed listening to it.
amazing journey of survival.
Amazing Story! Thank you for sharing!
He isn't "speaking" about an overly exciting, happy, wonderful story so I am very confused why people said he was a horrible speaker? How was he supposed to tell it? The story is the story no matter how it's told! Makes no since to me!
I read the book. What a great story. Reminds me of “To build a fire” by Jack London. Wonderful presentation. Can you imagine what they’d do today with scientifically designed sails like today?
Never heard of them.Thank you Sir !!!
Don't know why but I really like Aussies .
Has anyone here seen Akira Kurosawa’s film where the mountaineers are fighting off the snow/death demon that wants them to sleep (and die) but the leader gets them to fight and resist death. So beautifully made. With strong comparisons to this story. I recommend.
Yes, I have.
The movie's called Dreams (Yume, 1990). It's a very captivating scene.
@@karangurtu Dreams! Yes that’s it. There was one about foxes getting married in a forest, too. Incredible collection of short films. I’ve looked for a dvd but no luck.
I'm speechless..
I was thinking the same thing. It would be so exciting!
Thank you. Wow.
What did you all wanta Hollywood action movie? I feel really sorry for people who can't listen to an interesting lecture without getting bored because the speaker isn't exciting enough.
V. Hansen I love these things , real stories
I believe that some in here would like a good movie about this - or maybe a dramatized docu. It wouldn´t be bad - even though this is a very exiting lecture.
@@Solmaz_S i watched the whole thing, amazing story but let down majorly by delivery. Stumbles every 3 word, struggles to describe the sole of a foot. Just a boring speaker. Look at animal documentaries alot of footage is repeated or just filler yet the interesting narrator makes it interesting, this guy just isnt a speaker and has no business doing a 20 minute or more lecture, you'd expect better from Nat geo.
Why did you say that? Did I miss something?I felt something not sure what you meant.
I love to hear about their endeavours"you make me feel guilty for my curiosity,am I wrong?.
I Apologize.
@@yvettegrant3335 many many comments are complaining that it wasn't entertaining enough or that the speaker was bad or boring rather than enjoying the interesting information. That's what I meant. Not all info has to be put in an exciting way to be interesting unless you have the attention span of a 7th grade boy.
An Aussie legend
The matter of fact presentation actually adds too the heroics of the expedition.
You go Mr. Roberts!!!
The way he described the sole of his foot coming off was so disgusting and weirdly calm
ill be going to Mawson station this year for the winter/summer.
Interesting talk
Just these three chaps would be a good number for a film also. You could maybe have other people a the start in the base camp before Mawson draws out this really tricky route.
I remember reading the book, truly amazing, what i feel was a important part of the story that isn't mentioned in this speech is the fact they ate the dogs liver on the return journey, which is toxic and is a possible explanation for the madness Mertz experienced before dying.
Interesting theory. However, I can't leave this idea out of my head that he actually killed his companion because he knew he would possibly make it alone but definitely not with him slowing down the progress. And then presented this going mad story. I don't know. In extreme survival situations people are capable of things otherwise unthinkable. Just an idea.
For those unsure, host David Roberts is one of the best outdoor adventure/climbing authors in history. He went to Harvard, and is often referred to as the "dean" of climbing literature. Jon Krakauer cites him as the gold standard for modern outdoor writing. Dave's books _Deborah_, and _The Mountain of My Fear,_ are classics. Dave passed away in 2021.
Incredible story of hardship
Amazing survival story that was completely new to me. I for one would certainly not have made it back alive.
In regards to the presenter, I found myself suggesting words to my computer screen whenever he seemed to hit a roadblock. I thought his style was totally fine as he did keep me wanting to hear what was to happen next.
Amazing story. Will watch the movie. Thank you for sharing.
What movie?
Great story and great presenter. Great read too if you have a chance to read the book.
I read this book about Shackleton a few years ago. I'd HIGHLY recommend it!!
Penguin perfectly framed in the National Geographic Rectangle. Fascinating. 05:32
He left out the part where on the 12th day he was attacked by a swarm of penguins.
I love that beautiful music that plays during the closing credits @21:15. What is the title of that piece and where can I find the whole piece online?
Wow.....interesting. Have never heard of this guy. Interesting insights...
great story
This is of course a well known story in Australia - Mawson is on the Australian $100 note.
In survival, there's the "rule of three" i.e., you can live 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food, and 3 days without shelter, depending, of course, on the environment. AND ALL OF THOSE 3 ARE CONDITIONAL! E.g., you're not going to be able to live 3 weeks without food if you don't have adequate water and shelter, and you can't live 3 days without water if you are in a very harsh environment. Of course, you must remember that your brain tissue can be damaged exceeding those 3 conditions by a variable time, depending on the conditions as well as the physical condition of the person trying to survive. You're not going to live 3 days, in the antarctic without proper clothing, shelter, a fire, etc., and a lot of ingenuity and courage. So this story is amazing in several ways!
love this :-O
17:40 BBNG - Time moves slow "running away is easy, its the living thats hard"
Just read his book. Good stuff, I like it. Not the best Antarctic story on book form but a really good one.
WOW I WILL NOT GET THIS OUT OF MY HEAD ====
Am i the only teenager admiring that guy?
What a wonderful story that was wasn't men so much more Brave back then those are the guys that lost their lives so that we could know more about the Earth and other things wonderful story thank you
Told a very interesting life story.
I really wish stories like these would be better known
"They take a route farther south hoping to avoid the worst of these glaciers" 12:47. To bad these geniuses didn't think of that on the way out.
It’s a great couple of books.
Hopefully this will encourage sales of Antarctic expeditions books.
Books written long ago, including Mawson’s own account.
David Roberts is the main reason why I decided to pick up a book and read again.
i already knew this, don't lie to me Nat Geo lol but really this is a good telling of the story. it would make a pretty good movie.
Good story
Its execlieted good video
Just WOAH! This story is too amazing not to be true. Sidenote: I just bought a book about Sir Douglas Mawson. I can't wait to read it!!!! :)
love the NG.
This is an amazing story. Any documentary about the expedition out there?
According to other comments, a related film, Against The Ice.
Wow would make an amazing 🎥
there is a documentary on this. Its amazing
Good story and would have been more dramatic if i hadn’t heard the Shackleton ship story first. Still very amazing.
Very good one ☝️ they should come out with a movie 🍿.
The book is a great read!
he writes a rivitting book. truly enjoyed it. found it by watching Simon and today I found out.