Amundsen and Scott's Race to the South Pole

When did humans first reach the South Pole? Why was there a race to get there?What discoveries did the first people to reach the Pole make? Take a journeyback i... » 

When did humans first reach the South Pole? Why was there a race to get there?What discoveries did the first people to reach the Pole make? Take a journeyback in time and discover the facts behind a race that fascinated the world.It was a race between rival expeditions whose leaders both became heroes. Arace in which some competitors paid the ultimate pricetheir lives. Find outabout the difficulties the expeditions faced the coldest temperatures onEarth the high winds and storms and the long distances they had to cross.Learn more about the worlds harshest environmentthe Antarcticand the bravemen who battled across it in the hope of victory. «