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South Pole Race: David and Goliath on Ice
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Scott and the Scientific Expedition in the Antarctic
Every long journey in the antarctic needed careful planning, with preparatory journeys to set up depots along the route stocked with food and fuel. Scott might have been wiser to focus more attention on the south pole, but didn't really have a choice. The scientific on was regarded as essential by influential patrons such as the royal geographical society. They actively opposed a simple dash to the pole.
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