mikeygoingdown:

“The Pole. Yes, but under very different circumstances than those expected.”

-Robert F. Scott
January 17, 1912

100 years ago today Robert F. Scott and his men arrived at the South Pole only to find a Norweigan flag already planted. They were beaten by Roald Admundsen and his men by 34 days. You can see it in their faces, they are defeated. All five men would die on the return journey.

10:31 pm  •  16 January 2012  •  10 notes