In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman dete...
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Dec 02, 2010
notgettingenough
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Well, I didn’t know what it would be like. I’m Australian, I’ve never seen fucken snow before. So I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque and here I am, in Geneva in the snow and I have to say I have a pretty good idea of how Scott felt now.
My knitting group meets about an eight minute walk away, I set out way way early and I’d done my research, but like Scott, mistakes were made.
For a start I brought the wrong dogs. They were rubbish sled-pullers. And when I decided en route More...
My knitting group meets about an eight minute walk away, I set out way way early and I’d done my research, but like Scott, mistakes were made.
For a start I brought the wrong dogs. They were rubbish sled-pullers. And when I decided en route More...
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Oct 02, 2011
Christoph
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This one is a heartbreaker:
Author: Robert Falcon Scott
Title: Diary 1910-1912
Time: 1910-1912
Destination: the South Pole
Length: almost 2 years
Type: some sailing, then mostly walking
Rating: 10/10
The tragedy
[Note: I've been reading a German translation of this book.]
The story:
Almost exactly 100 years ago, most places on Earth had already been conquered by man. So, naturally, explorers had to start to look for new cha More...
Author: Robert Falcon Scott
Title: Diary 1910-1912
Time: 1910-1912
Destination: the South Pole
Length: almost 2 years
Type: some sailing, then mostly walking
Rating: 10/10
The tragedy
[Note: I've been reading a German translation of this book.]
The story:
Almost exactly 100 years ago, most places on Earth had already been conquered by man. So, naturally, explorers had to start to look for new cha More...
Aug 11, 2009
David
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This book is a very detailed journal of Scott's expedition to the South Pole. There are some annotations to help the reader understand the journey. The reason I had to skim it though, is I found it too detailed. I would have been just happy, it turns out, with a short summary of the book. A cliff notes version, if you will. Other readers, of course, will love this level of detail. That's why I give this book 5 stars even though I skimmed it.
Jan 29, 2012
Mike
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I read this on a day by day basis, traveling with Scott on the journey. I was impressed with Scott's writing. Loved the parts that took place near McMurdo station, since I could envision them. Overall, it's an epic journey that is well documented.........highly recommended.
Jul 01, 2008
Littledudehts
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So far the book is good, I'll post my rating once I've read more
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