He chose skis and sled dogs—technologies he had mastered—and viewed the expedition as a high-stakes athletic and navigational feat. Robert Falcon Scott: The Pioneer
When you stand at the South Pole today—at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, a gleaming research base named for both men—you feel the irony. The two rivals, frozen in history side by side. amundsen and scott expeditions
“I may say that this is the greatest factor—the way in which the expedition is equipped—the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order—luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.” He chose skis and sled dogs—technologies he had