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Amundsen charted the Norwegian ship Fram

Sep 1, 1909

Amunssen the charted the Norwegian ship Fram and pretended to go on a North Pole expedition while secretly planning for the South Pole.

Robert F Scott announces his second South Pole expedition.

Sep 1, 1909

Scott announces his second South Pole expedition.

Race to the South Pole

Period: Sep 1, 1909 to Dec 31, 1913

Roberts F Scott sailed from England to New Zealand.

Jun 15, 1910

Scott sailed from England to New Zealand.

Roald Admundsen left Oslo

Aug 9, 1910

Admundsen and his crew left Oslo on a ship called Fram

Roald Admundsen docked in Spain

Sep 9, 1910

Fram docked at Maderia in Spain, and sent a telegram to Scott telling him he was heading to the South Pole

Robert F Scott left New Zealand

Nov 29, 1910

Scott and his crew left New Zealand on the Terra Nova

Robert F Scott built new winter quarters were built.

Jan 4, 1911

Scott's old hut on Ross Island was blocked by ice, so new winter quarters were built.

Roald Admundsen reached Antarctica.

Jan 14, 1911

Admundsen and his crew reached Antarctica.

Roald Admundsen built the wooden hut

Jan 30, 1911

Admundsen's team built the wooden hut they brought with them which they named Framheim, after their ship.

Roald Admundsen Set off to South Pole

Oct 19, 1911

Amdmundsen's team of five men and 52 dogs set of on the race to the South Pole

Robert F Scott left to South Pole

Nov 1, 1911

Robert F Scott Left on the race to the South Pole

Roald Admunsen reached their last depot

Nov 5, 1911

Roald Admunsen reached their last depot, 772km from the South Pole

Roald Admundsen made a new depot

Nov 9, 1911

Roald Admundsen created a new supply depot for the return journey, they had 42 dogs to pull 4 sleds.

Roald Admundsen climbed an unexplored mountain.

Nov 11, 1911

Roald Admundsen climbed an unexplored 3000m mountain glacier in very good weather. Admundsen named the mountain after the Norwegian Queen, Maud.

Robert F Scott shot the tired and frozen ponies

Dec 9, 1911

Robert F Scott shot the tired and frozen ponies, some men were snow blinded and some fell in crevasses

Roald Admundsen reached the South Pole

Dec 14, 1911

Roald Admundsen and the team eached the South Pole

Robert F Scott chose 5 explorers to accompany him.

Jan 3, 1912

Scott chose fellow explorers Edward Wilson, Lawrence Oats Edgar Evans and Henry Bowers to accompany him.

robert f scott

Jan 17, 1912

they reached the south pole only to realise they had been beaten by amundsen by 33 days

Roald Admundsen returned.

Jan 25, 1912

Roald Admundsen returned to Bay of Whales, healthy and excited.

Robert F Scott Evans died

Feb 13, 1912

A delirious Evans died

Roald Admundsen arrived in Hobart

Mar 7, 1912

Roald Admundsen arrived in HObart, Tasmania to announce victory

Robert F Scott Oates limped out of the tent into a raging blizzard

Mar 17, 1912

Oates limped out of the tent into a raging blizzard saying: " I'm just going outside and could be some time", he did not return

Robert F Scott wrote his second to last entry.

Mar 29, 1912

Robert F Scott wrote his last diary entry

Mar 30, 1912

He wrote "For gods sake, look after our people"

Robert F Scott wrote his last diary entry

Mar 31, 1912

Scotts last diary entry read: " For gods sake look after our people "