James Beckwourth - Mountain Man
While not well known, James Beckwourth is one of the most colorful characters of the American west. He began life as a slave - and would go on to be an explorer, trapper, Indian chief, prospector, sco...
10 Joulu 202155min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 11/11 - The Quest Expedition
In the final episode in our series on Shackleton, we detail the Quest Expedition, and then take a look at the legacy of the man. Huts of Antarctica: https://explorerspodcast.com/huts-of-antarctica/ We...
18 Marras 20211h 2min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 10 - Endurance: Across South Georgia
The Endurance Saga comes to a close as Shackleton must cross the mountains of South Georgia Island in order to reach civilization. He must then rescue the men stranded on Elephant Island. Learn more a...
19 Loka 20211h
Ernest Shackleton - Part 9 - Endurance: The Voyage of the James Caird
In our 100th episode, we track one of the great sailing feats in the history of man - the Voyage of the James Caird. In this episode, Shackleton and five other men attempt to sail from Elephant Island...
3 Loka 202152min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 8 - Endurance: Elephant Island
Shackleton and his men have to struggle to find a way off the ice pack of the Weddell Sea - and to land. Also, we take a look at the men of the Aurora - who were fighting to lay the supplies depots on...
22 Syys 20211h 14min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 7 - Endurance: Into the Ice
The Endurance Expedition begins! In this episode, we follow the Endurance from South Georgia Island and into the Weddell Sea - and discover the fate of Endurance. Look at maps, and some links - includ...
3 Syys 202148min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 6 - Prelude to Endurance
Part six in our series covers the years 1910-1914. We follow the race to the South Pole between Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen, and then go with Shackleton as he prepares his next expedition -...
12 Elo 202139min
Ernest Shackleton - Part 5 - The Nimrod Expedition: Survival
In the second part of the Nimrod Expedition, we focus on two things. First was the struggle of Shackleton and the geographic South Pole to get back to the Antarctic coast. And second, we will cover th...
30 Heinä 20211h
