THE RACE TO ANTARCTICA Captain Robert Falcon Scott had already been to Antarctica and enjoyed the experience and the hard work put in to it that he hoped that he could do it again. On 1 November 1911, Scott left base camp with support parties, motor sledges, dogs and ponies for his journey south Amundsen's party made swift progress up the newly discovered Axel Heiberg Glacier and across the Polar Plateau.
At 3pm on 15 December 1911 the Norwegian train halted and they had reached the Pole. Captain Olav took snapshots of the historic moment with his personal camera as Amundsen's expedition camera failed to work Captain Olav was not sure how close Scott was behind him. Scott did not choose the team for the final push to the Pole until the last support party turned back, about 240km (150 miles) from the goal.
The extra man was the diminutive Scotsman Lieutenant Henry 'Birdie' Bowers, who had the kind of character that appealed to Scott mentally strong, versatile and determined.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott had already been to Antarctica and enjoyed the experience and the hard work put in to it that he hoped that he could do it again.
On 1 November 1911, Scott left base camp with support parties, motor sledges, dogs and ponies for his journey south
Amundsen's party made swift progress up the newly discovered Axel Heiberg Glacier and across the Polar Plateau.
At 3pm on 15 December 1911 the Norwegian train halted and they had reached the Pole.
Captain Olav took snapshots of the historic moment with his personal camera as Amundsen's expedition camera failed to work
Captain Olav was not sure how close Scott was behind him.
Scott did not choose the team for the final push to the Pole until the last support party turned back, about 240km (150 miles) from the goal.
The extra man was the diminutive Scotsman Lieutenant Henry 'Birdie' Bowers, who had the kind of character that appealed to Scott mentally strong, versatile and determined.