The Greely Expedition: 25 Men Left in the Arctic, the Ship Never Came — True Survival Story

In 1881, twenty-five men of the U.S. Army landed at Lady Franklin Bay, far north in the Canadian Arctic, to run a weather station for the first International Polar Year. They set a farthest-north record — then waited for relief ships that never arrived. By the time rescuers reached them in June 1884, only seven were alive, and one more died soon after. The Greely expedition, officially the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, was part of the first International Polar Year. The Greely expedition reached a new farthest north in 1882, then spent three winters in the Arctic when two relief ships failed. This true survival story follows the Greely expedition from Fort Conger to Camp Clay at Cape Sabine. It is a true survival story about broken promises, hunger and the six men who came home from the Greely expedition. CHAPTERS 0:00 The whistle 1:22 The Polar Year 3:11 Fort Conger 4:51 Farthest North 6:32 The ship that never came 8:09 Adrift 9:37 Camp Clay 11:11 Hunger 12:34 The rescue 14:16 After the Arctic New true survival story every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday — subscribe to Survival Story Hour. Follow on Facebook:   / survivalstoryhour   ─────────────── SOURCES FOR THIS TRUE SURVIVAL STORY • Wikipedia — Lady Franklin Bay Expedition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Fr... • Wikipedia — Adolphus Greely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphu... • PBS American Experience — The Greely Expedition: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... • U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center — Surrounded by Ice: https://www.armyheritage.org/?p=11618 • Adolphus W. Greely, Three Years of Arctic Service (1886) • Photographs: George W. Rice and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881–1884; U.S. Navy and Library of Congress — public domain via Wikimedia Commons Sources differ on some details: the date of the farthest-north mark (12 or 13 May 1882) and its exact latitude (83°23′ or 83°24′N), and whether Private Henry was executed on 6 or 7 June 1884. Evidence that some of the dead were used for food was never fully explained; Greely denied any knowledge of it. Every true survival story on Survival Story Hour is told from real sources. These are true stories, not survival advice. If you are in danger, contact your local emergency services. Narration uses a synthetic voice. Background music is original and generated for this channel. #TrueSurvivalStory #GreelyExpedition #SurvivalStories