Amundsen used dogs; Scott ponies and motor sledges ... his compatriot and rival, Ernest Shackleton, had used ponies and almost reached the Pole. And some of Amundsen's tactics are troubling ...

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 ...

which had been hit hard in 1911 when Norwegian Roald Amundsen beat Captain Robert Scott to the South Pole. Shackleton had ...

Shackleton had set out in November 1914 to reclaim Britain's reputation as the world's greatest explorer, after the Norwegian ...

Amundsen studied all he could of Shackleton's attempt and began the ... His British counterpart, Robert Scott, dependent on Siberian ponies rather than on dogs, began his trip three weeks later.

Robert Falcon Scott led two expeditions to Antarctica. Roald Amundsen led one expedition and Sir Ernest Shackleton led four expeditions and participated in Scott’s first expedition for a total ...

Captain Scott successfully reached the South Pole in 1912 but, having discovered the Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten him to the target, died with his team on the return leg. Shackleton planned ...

Led by British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott, Shackleton and Edward ... The race for the South Pole ended in 1911 with Amundsen’s conquest and in 1914 Shackleton made his third, now well ...