Explorers & Adventurers Episodes

December 14, 1911. Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole.

HMS Terror and Erebus disappeared in Canada in 1845, along with Sir John Franklin and his entire expedition.

Captain James Cook was one of the most successful explorers and navigators of the 18th century.

In 1968, Hugo Vihlen broke the record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest vessel, in his 6 foot long boat "April Fool."