Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO RNwas a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–1904, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–1913. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Polar Plateau, on which the South Pole is located. During the second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912 after Roald...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth6 June 1868
The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.
I do no think human beings ever came through such a month as we have…We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past.
But we have been to the Pole and we shall die like gentlemen. I regret only for the women we leave behind.
We took risks. We knew we took them. Things have come out against us. We have no cause for complaint.
Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for.
We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.
Every day some new fact comes to light - some new obstacle which threatens the gravest obstruction. I suppose this is the reason which makes the game so well worth playing.