Robert Falcon Scott did not go to the North Pole.
No.
Same time as captain Scott
On December 25, 2011, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team were trekking to the South Pole.
Scott sailed twice to Antarctica, once in 1901 and again in 1910.
Robert Falcon Scott had left from Britain to go on his famous expedition to the south pole with Roald Amundsen
Sir Robert Falcon Scott always sailed to Antarctica -- the only mode of transport available to explorers at the time.
Both of Scott's expeditions aimed to include the first human footsteps on the South Pole
Captain Robert Falcon Scott's parents were John Edward Scott and Hannah Cumming. Robert Scott chose to go into the Royal Navy. Scott captained the ship that brought Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson to Antarctica.
Robert Falcon Scott sailed twice to Antarctica, once on the Discovery in 1901 and again on the Terra Nova in 1910.
He sailed for Antarctic twice, once in 1901 and once again in 1910.
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.