The Scott expedition to the pole, was a complete bitter disappointment as , he found that he was beaten to the pole by the Sweedish explorer Ambudsen . A tent and a Sweedish flag welcomed Scotts team, sadly they perished on their return trip.
they died because of starvation, and they did not allow for the intense cold, which trapped them for weeks.
he survived a winter and later on his crew and himself died
Captain Robert F Scott used ponies on his expedition to the South Pole which is probably one of the main contributing factors to the fatal outcome of the expedition. All of the ponies had died before he got to 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 got there 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.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott's expedition. He was beaten to the South Pole by a month by Roald Amundsen.
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored the South Pole 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 got there 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.
Robert Falcon 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 were found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored the South Pole 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 got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott.
The 'race' you question took place on Scott's second expedition.
Most importantly, Robert Falcon Scott lost his life on this expedition.
Captain Scott sailed the Discovery from England to Antarctica in 1901 for his first Antarctic expedition.
You can read more about the personnel for this expedition, below.
Captain R F Scott let the Discovery Expedition in 1901, and the Terra Nova Expedition in 1910.
Captain Scott and his team didn't arrive until January 1912, and when they arrived, they found a tent set up by the team led by Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, about a month before Scott's team arrived.
Robert Falcon Scott died on the Antarctic continent as Captain of the Terra Nova expedition.
Robert Falcon Scott used all the current technologies that his expedition donors gave him money to afford, or which were issued to him by the Royal Navy. You can read more about his preparation for his second expedition, below. This expedition's preparation was based on Scott's choices.
November 12th 1902
Captain Scott led two expeditions to Antarctica. He led the Discovery expedition in 1901 and the Terra Nova expedition in 1910.
The dates for the Discovery Expedition are 1901 to 1903.
Robert Falcon Scott had left from Britain to go on his famous expedition to the south pole with Roald Amundsen