22 Men, One Upturned Boat — Shackleton's Impossible 800-Mile Rescue (1916)

In 1914, Ernest Shackleton set sail to cross Antarctica. His ship was crushed by ice, leaving 28 men stranded at the bottom of the world. What followed was the greatest survival story ever told — an 800-mile journey in a tiny lifeboat across the most violent ocean on Earth. Chapters: 0:00 — Trapped in the Ice 1:08 — The Plan 4:08 — The Long Wait 6:56 — The Ship Dies 9:17 — Elephant Island 12:38 — The Gamble 16:15 — The Crossing 18:33 — The Rescue 20:42 — Epilogue Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "Mary Celeste," "Stay the Course," "Dark Fog," "Oppressive Gloom," "Final Battle of the Dark Wizards," "Adding the Sun," "Autumn Day." Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.