Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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In 1897 three men from Sweden set off on an expedition to reach the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. The expedition would end in disaster. *closed captioning available*
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MUSIC:
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► CO.AG Music on YouTube
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► Maestro Tlakaelel by Jesse Gallagher via YouTube Audio Library
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Arctic Exploration
3:27 Andrée
5:02 Ballooning
8:54 Sales Pitch
15:35 The First Attempt
19:46 The Final Expedition
24:26 Stranded
29:06 Speculation & Recovery
31:14 How did they die?
37:05 Summary
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