But on the other side of the pole, Shackleton could be racing, like Scott, for the salvation of the depot ahead. And the first would be the as-yet unlaid caches at 83º37', 83º, 82º, and 81º.

The expedition - which included Ernest Shackleton - reached further south than anyone before them and Scott returned to Britain a national hero. He had caught the exploring bug and began to plan ...

On this day in 1902, the Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.

In 1902, Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson, and Ernest Shackleton set out with dog teams and sledges aiming to be the first to reach the South Pole. They pushed south to 82º16.5'S, when scurvy ...

Led by British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott, Shackleton and Edward Wilson trekked towards the pursuit for the South Pole in extremely difficult conditions. They got closer to the Pole than ...

The Antarctic Heritage Trust has announced the eight young explorers who will walk in the footsteps of Scott and Shackleton, and experience the Antarctic landscapes that challenged and inspired them.

During their expedition, they will survey areas previously traversed by the likes of explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Robert Falcon Scott, in a bid to keep alive Antarctica's cultural ...