Endurance: Race To The Pole on SBS – Follow legendary adventurer Ben Fogle and Dwayne Fields as they relive the trials and tribulations of the deadly Race to the Pole at the beginning of the 20thCentury.
Ben and Dwayne step back in time to wear the clothes, eat the food and using the same kit as their Edwardian heroes, Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen. They experience, on their own journey, some of the decisive moments that saw Amundsen reach the pole first, Shackleton become a seasoned polar explorer and Robert Falcon Scott reach the pole only to die on the return journey. It’s a story filled with tragedy, jeopardy, and true heroes.
Episode One:
Ben and Dwayne land in Antarctica and transition from modern polar explorers into their historical clothes and take on the mantle of their Edwardian forebears. Within days they are setting off with faithfully recreated equipment and rations on their own journey trying to experience the key moments of that first attempt at the pole.
Endurance: Race To The Pole on SBS and SBS on Demand – New Series Premiere / Friday 1 March, 2024 at 8.25pm
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