The Worst Journey in the World

The Worst Journey in the World Written by one of Scott’s men on his last fatal expedition to the South Pole. Scott Amongst the men in his party were highly respected scientists keen to further their and the world’s knowledge of the origins of the planet a new continent’s natural life meteorology and so on and they succeeded in doing so. The race to the Pole was always of secondary importance but had to be done to justify the backing Scott had received. That they were beaten to the Pole by Amundsen and that all five men who completed the last leg of the journey to the Pole died on the return journey is the lasting memory however. Cherry-Garrard was one of the team members who eventually found his leader and the others dead.