Captain Scott was a member of the Discovery expedition -- 1901-1903 -- when the initial attempt was made to be the first humans to set foot at the South Pole. The team came close to the pole at 88 degrees S, but were forced to turn back due to ill health.
The Terra Nova Expedition -- 1910-1913 -- was simply the second attempt to be the first humans to reach the South Pole at 90 degrees S.
Robert Falcon Scott did not affect the South Pole.
Robert Falcon Scott and his team traveled using a technique called man-hauling: trekking while pulling a loaded sledge.
Actually, Robert Falcon Scott did not survive his trek to the South Pole: he perished on his return.
The South Pole.
Sir Robert Falcon Scott set out on his journey to the South Pole in 1910 as part of the Terra Nova Expedition.
Robert Falcon Scott took 19 ponies with him on his ill-fated South Pole expedition.
Robert Falcon Scott was 43 years old when he reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912.
Robert Falcon Scott
No, Robert Falcon Scott was not successful in his famous expedition to reach the South Pole. He and his team reached the Pole in 1912, but they died on the return journey.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott won Great Britain the prize for being the first to reach the south pole in 1910.
Roald Amundsen beat Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole.
Captain Scott always set out for the South Pole.