Because he wanted to be the first man to get there but sadly a Norwegian group had beat them there
Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his men went to the South Pole: They wanted to be the first men there. Sadly a Norwegian team beat them there. Captain Scott died on his way back from the South Pole, together with his four companions
Same time as captain Scott
Captain Scott sailed the Terra Nova to Antarctica in 1910. In 1901-04, Captain Scott sailed in the Discovery. Both expeditions were named after their ships.
Because he is the man
On Christmas Day 1911, Sir Robert Falcon Scott was in Antarctica. He was attempting to reach the South Pole during his ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition. He eventually reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, only to find that Roald Amundsen had beaten him to it.
He wanted to.
Polar navigation is based on nautical navigation techniques: Scott's team used a sextant to guide their trek to the South Pole.
Robert Scott undertook the mission to go to the South Pole to be the first to reach this historical achievement and claim it for the British Empire. He also aimed to conduct scientific research and explore the uncharted Antarctic terrain.
Robert Falcon Scott did not go to the North Pole.
Both of Scott's expeditions aimed to include the first human footsteps on the South Pole
Robert Falcon Scott had left from Britain to go on his famous expedition to the south pole with Roald Amundsen
The only direction you can go from the North Pole is south.