Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912 after a grueling journey that took approximately two and a half months. Tragically, he and his team perished on the return journey due to extreme weather conditions and lack of supplies.
Sir Robert Falcon Scott and his team arrived at the South Pole on January 17, 1912, after a 2-month journey from their base camp on the coast of Antarctica. Tragically, they discovered that they had been beaten to the Pole by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, after a journey that took him and his team about two and a half months. They faced extreme weather conditions and ultimately arrived to find that the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had beaten them to the pole.
Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole and reached the pole on January 17, 1912. However, he discovered that a Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen had beaten him to the pole by a month. Scott and his team tragically perished on their return journey.
Robert Falcon Scott did not cross Antarctica. They trekked from McMurdo Sound to the South Pole and died on their return. The march began 1 November 1911, and Scott died sometime during the last week of March 1912.
Discovery left the Isle of Wight on 6 August 1901 and finally arrived in McMurdo Sound on 8 February 1902. With stops, then, about six months.
Robert Falcon Scott reached the south pole 36 days after Roald Amundsen.
Sir Robert Falcon Scott and his team arrived at the South Pole on January 17, 1912, after a 2-month journey from their base camp on the coast of Antarctica. Tragically, they discovered that they had been beaten to the Pole by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, after a journey that took him and his team about two and a half months. They faced extreme weather conditions and ultimately arrived to find that the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had beaten them to the pole.
Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole and reached the pole on January 17, 1912. However, he discovered that a Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen had beaten him to the pole by a month. Scott and his team tragically perished on their return journey.
Robert Falcon Scott never finished his mission: he died on his way back to the base camp at Hut Point.
10 yearsAnother AnswerScott and his team spent a day or two at the South Pole, resting up for their return journey. After finding Amundsen's team's tent, flag and a letter indicating where Amundsen had camped for about a week in the area verifying their position, Scott had no reason to linger there.
Robert Falcon Scott did not cross Antarctica. They trekked from McMurdo Sound to the South Pole and died on their return. The march began 1 November 1911, and Scott died sometime during the last week of March 1912.
Well it was two years before he died in a blizzard on the way back to the hut!
It took him two years and two days to reach the 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.
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.
The answer can only be conjecture, and it is that weather prevented the three remaining members of his expedition from getting to the depot -- for a long period, perhaps up to 10 days.