Once on the continent, which he reached by sailing ship, Scott trekked Antarctica on foot.
He never reached the South Pol and died trying
Roald Amundsen reached Antarctica first on December 14, 1911, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott arrived about a month later on January 17, 1912, only to discover that Amundsen had beaten him to the pole.
The Scott party reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, where they found the marker flag, tent, and letters to Scott that had been left there by Roald Amundsen. Amundsen had reached the south pole over a month earlier, on December 14, 1911.
Robert Scott was a British explorer who led an expedition to Antarctica in 1911-1912. He discovered the polar plateau and reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, only to find that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had beaten him there. Scott and his team tragically perished on their return journey.
In 1911, the Roald Amundsen (Norwegian explorer) beat the British explorer Robert F. Scott in the race to be the first who reached the South Pole (ie.the Antarctica).
Scott sailed to Antarctica twice, in 1901 and in 1910.
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.
Amundsen went to Antarctica to locate 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 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.
Both expeditions were guided by the stars, using a sextant to find the latitude and longitude for their destination.
Scott sailed to Antarctica twice, in 1901 and in 1910.
Robert Falcon Scott set out for Antarctica in 1901 and again in 1910.