British Capt. Robert Falcon Scott wrote in his journal on January 17, 1912, the day he reached the South Pole. He was not exultant. “This is an awful place,” he went on, “and terrible enough ...

Scott or Shackleton… who was the greatest British polar explorer of the Heroic Age? It's a matter of opinion, of course, but ...

Robert Falcon Scott and his fellow explorers were given ... The expedition's ultimate goal was to become the first crew to reach the South Pole. Capt Scott famously made it there in January ...