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South Pole Race: David and Goliath on Ice
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
The Sledges of the South Pole
One of Scott's three motorized sledges fell to the bottom at a depth of 100 and 20 fathoms. The ship party had got the sledge down on to the ice when without warning, williamson went through to his thighs. He made it back to safety, with captain scott exclaiming, my god, that was about the nearest squeak i ever saw. After months preparing depots and sheltering from the winter, scott was ready to make his attempt at the south pole.
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