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Captain Scott's 1912 journey to the South Pole

  • A University of Cambridge handout photo of Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole. Lt Henry (Birdie) Bowers, Capt Robert Falcon Scott, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson, Petty Officer (PO) Edgar Evans and Capt Lawrence (Titus) Oates.
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    A University of Cambridge handout photo of Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole. Lt Henry (Birdie) Bowers, Capt Robert Falcon Scott, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson, Petty Officer (PO) Edgar Evans and Capt Lawrence (Titus) Oates.
  • A photo shows Captain Robert Falcon Scott (wearing balaclava) and members of the ill-fated British expedition to Antarctica. A century after Captain Scott and his men were beaten to the South Pole and died on the return journey, experts continue to debate whether he was heroic or foolhardy.
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    A photo shows Captain Robert Falcon Scott (wearing balaclava) and members of the ill-fated British expedition to Antarctica. A century after Captain Scott and his men were beaten to the South Pole and died on the return journey, experts continue to debate whether he was heroic or foolhardy.
  • Captain Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, moored in Cardiff Docks before she set sail on the ill-fated British Expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole.
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    Captain Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, moored in Cardiff Docks before she set sail on the ill-fated British Expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole.
  • Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole. He died on the return journey back to base camp along with his team of four explorers.
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    Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole. He died on the return journey back to base camp along with his team of four explorers.
  • A collection of old containers filled with essentials from the doomed 1912 expedition.
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    A collection of old containers filled with essentials from the doomed 1912 expedition.
  • Inside an ice grotto at the South Pole. The Terra Nova ship can be seen in the background.
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    Inside an ice grotto at the South Pole. The Terra Nova ship can be seen in the background.
  • Captain Robert Falcon Scott's photographer, Herbert Ponting, at work in the Antarctic.
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    Captain Robert Falcon Scott's photographer, Herbert Ponting, at work in the Antarctic.
  • Scott's insistence on using horses instead of dogs to pull supplies later was held responsible for fatal delays on the trip.
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    Scott's insistence on using horses instead of dogs to pull supplies later was held responsible for fatal delays on the trip.
  • Captain Scott's flag.
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    Captain Scott's flag.
  • Some of the belongings of the explorers discovered at the Cape Evans hut, off the coast of Antarctica.
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    Some of the belongings of the explorers discovered at the Cape Evans hut, off the coast of Antarctica.
  • Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the expedition, described the pole as an "awful place" in the diary found ten months later with his frozen body.
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    Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the expedition, described the pole as an "awful place" in the diary found ten months later with his frozen body.
  • Today's sign at the geographic South Pole, Antarctica - confirming Captain Scott reached the point 33 days after Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen.
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    Today's sign at the geographic South Pole, Antarctica - confirming Captain Scott reached the point 33 days after Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen.
  • Explorer's route of Antarctica and the South Pole.
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    Explorer's route of Antarctica and the South Pole.
  • Explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his team of four battled horrendous weather conditions to reach the pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had got there first.
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    Explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his team of four battled horrendous weather conditions to reach the pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had got there first.
  • Heinz was Captain Scott's sponsor on the 1912 Terra Nova expedition.
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    Heinz was Captain Scott's sponsor on the 1912 Terra Nova expedition.
  • 100 years to the day that Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team stood at the South Pole former Royal Marine Commando and veteran polar adventurer Alan Chambers MBE has confirmed he is undertaking the challenge in the spirit of Captain Scott.<br><p>The Spirit of Scott expedition will be dedicated to the Queen in her Diamond Jubilee year, just as Scott dedicated his trip to King George V.</p>
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    100 years to the day that Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team stood at the South Pole former Royal Marine Commando and veteran polar adventurer Alan Chambers MBE has confirmed he is undertaking the challenge in the spirit of Captain Scott.

    The Spirit of Scott expedition will be dedicated to the Queen in her Diamond Jubilee year, just as Scott dedicated his trip to King George V.

A University of Cambridge handout photo of Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole. Lt Henry (Birdie) Bowers, Capt Robert Falcon Scott, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson, Petty Officer (PO) Edgar Evans and Capt Lawrence (Titus) Oates.
A photo shows Captain Robert Falcon Scott (wearing balaclava) and members of the ill-fated British expedition to Antarctica. A century after Captain Scott and his men were beaten to the South Pole and died on the return journey, experts continue to debate whether he was heroic or foolhardy.
Captain Scott's ship, the Terra Nova, moored in Cardiff Docks before she set sail on the ill-fated British Expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole. He died on the return journey back to base camp along with his team of four explorers.
A collection of old containers filled with essentials from the doomed 1912 expedition.
Inside an ice grotto at the South Pole. The Terra Nova ship can be seen in the background.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott's photographer, Herbert Ponting, at work in the Antarctic.
Scott's insistence on using horses instead of dogs to pull supplies later was held responsible for fatal delays on the trip.
Captain Scott's flag.
Some of the belongings of the explorers discovered at the Cape Evans hut, off the coast of Antarctica.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the expedition, described the pole as an "awful place" in the diary found ten months later with his frozen body.
Today's sign at the geographic South Pole, Antarctica - confirming Captain Scott reached the point 33 days after Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen.
Explorer's route of Antarctica and the South Pole.
Explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his team of four battled horrendous weather conditions to reach the pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen had got there first.
Heinz was Captain Scott's sponsor on the 1912 Terra Nova expedition.
100 years to the day that Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team stood at the South Pole former Royal Marine Commando and veteran polar adventurer Alan Chambers MBE has confirmed he is undertaking the challenge in the spirit of Captain Scott.<br><p>The Spirit of Scott expedition will be dedicated to the Queen in her Diamond Jubilee year, just as Scott dedicated his trip to King George V.</p>

Tuesday 17 January marks the 100 anniversary of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his team of four men reaching the South Pole. Battling exhaustion and hypothermia in sub-zero temperatures, they made the milestone Terra Nova expedition for Britons. Here is some amazing photographic evidence of the 1912 trip which resulted in the deaths of the brave explorers.