Capt. Robert F. Scott's bid to be the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole is one of the most famous journeys of all time. What started as a scientific expedition turned out to be an unwilling race against a team lead by R. Admunsen to reach the Pole. The Norwegian flag already stood at the end of the trail when Scott's party reached their target. All the five men of the Scott expedition who took part in the last march to the Pole perished on their way back to safety.
Robert F. Scott kept a journal throughout the journey, all the way to the tragic end, documenting all aspects of the expedition. The famous last words of the journal were: 'It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. For God's sake look after our people.'
(Summary by Illiterati)
Chapters
1 00 - Preface and Expedition Members 11 min 2 01 - Chapter I, Through Stormy Seas, Part One 23 min 3 02 - Chapter I, Through Stormy Seas, Part Two 28 min 4 03 - Chapter II, In The Pack, Part One 27 min 5 04 - Chapter II, In The Pack, Part Two 36 min 6 05 - Chapter II, In The Pack, Part Three 34 min 7 06 - Chapter III, Land, Part One 31 min 8 07 - Chapter III, Land, Part Two 23 min 9 08 - Chapter IV, Settling In, Part One 26 min 10 09 - Chapter IV, Settling In, Part Two 23 min 11 10 - Chapter V, Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp, Part One 26 min 12 11 - Chapter V, Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp, Part Two 28 min 13 12 - Chapter V, Depôt Laying To One Ton Camp, Part Three 18 min 14 13 - Chapter VI, Adventure and Peril, Part One 33 min 15 14 - Chapter VI, Adventure and Peril, Part Two 34 min 16 15 - Chapter VII, At Discovery Hut, Part One 36 min 17 16 - Chapter VII, At Discovery Hut, Part Two 25 min 18 17 - Chapter VIII, Home Impressions and an Excursion 30 min 19 18 - Chapter IX, The Work and the Workers, Part One 26 min 20 19 - Chapter IX, The Work and the Workers, Part Two 26 min 21 20 - Chapter X, In Winter Quarters: Modern Style, Part One 16 min 22 21 - Chapter X, In Winter Quarters: Modern Style, Part Two 21 min 23 22 - Chapter XI, To Midwinter Day, Part One 30 min 24 23 - Chapter XI, To Midwinter Day, Part Two 34 min 25 24 - Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part One 28 min 26 25 - Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part Two 30 min 27 26 - Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part Three 17 min 28 27 - Chapter XIII, The Return of the Sun, Part One 28 min 29 28 - Chapter XIII, The Return of the Sun, Part Two 27 min 30 29 - Chapter XIV, Preparations: The Spring Journey, Part One 13 min 31 30 - Chapter XIV, Preparations: The Spring Journey, Part Two 20 min 32 31 - Chapter XV, The Last Weeks at Cape Evans, Part One 17 min 33 32 - Chapter XV, The Last Weeks at Cape Evans, Part Two 22 min 34 33 - Chapter XVI, Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part One 28 min 35 34 - Chapter XVI, Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part Two 30 min 36 35 - Chapter XVI, Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part Three 27 min 37 36 - Chapter XVII, On the Beardmore Glacier, Part One 19 min 38 37 - Chapter XVII, On the Beardmore Glacier, Part Two 14 min 39 38 - Chapter XVIII, The Summit Journey to the Pole, Part One 36 min 40 39 - Chapter XVIII, The Summit Journey to the Pole, Part Two 32 min 41 40 - Chapter IX, The Return from the Pole, Part One 25 min 42 41 - Chapter IX, The Return from the Pole, Part Two 28 min 43 42 - Chapter XX, The Last March, Part One 26 min 44 43 - Chapter XX, The Last March, Part Two 24 min 45 44 - Chapter XX, The Last March, Part Three, The Letters 16 min