42 years of age
After Douglas Mawson, Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott went to Antarctica
Do you mean why was he trying to go to Antarctica? Well, he went to Antarctica because he was racing Roald Amundsen. When Robert Falcon Scott arrived at Antarctica he sooner realized that Rolad Amundsen left Antarctica 34 days before.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott grew up in England.
Captain Scott didn't 'make it home': he died on his return trek from the South Pole on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
He went to Sycamore when he was a kid then he went to High school witch is The Western high school! (In Chicago)
On February 4, 1902, British Navy Captain Robert Falcon Scott made the first flight over the world's most remote continent. Scott went aloft in a tethered hot-air balloon off the Antarctic Coast.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott led an expedition to Antarctica in 1910-1913. Tragically, he and his team perished during the return journey from the South Pole due to a combination of exhaustion, extreme cold, and dwindling supplies. Their bodies were later discovered in 1912, and Scott's journals provided valuable insights into their struggle and ultimate fate.
Scott's companions included Dr Wilson, Birdie Bowers, Lieutenant Evans, and Titus Oats.
Robert Falcon Scott led a team of four companions on his 1912 Antarctic expedition: Dr. Edward Wilson, Lieutenant Henry Bowers, Captain Lawrence Oates, and Petty Officer Edgar Evans.
This journey mostly likely passed through all the survivable temperatures en route to Antarctica, because they crossed the equator on both expeditions. However, in Antarctica, which is about 30 degrees colder than the northern polar latitudes, the temperature was consistently below freezing, even during the months when the sun does not set.
Robert Falcon Scott used a variety of equipment on his expedition to Antarctica, including sledges, skis, dogs, and ponies for transportation across the icy terrain. He also relied on specially designed clothing and equipment to protect against the harsh Antarctic conditions, such as insulated boots and tents. Additionally, Scott's team used motor sledges and later experimented with a motor sledging team, although these proved to be less reliable than traditional methods of transport.
Amundsen went to Antarctica to locate the South Pole. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored Antarctica at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.