Literary labor of love gave way to 'Guernsey' Aug 28, 2008
What Shaffer did produce was the germ of a novel she'd been incubating since 1976, when she was doing research at Cambridge University toward a biography of the wife of Robert Falcon Scott, the ill-fated Antarctic explorer. Mrs. Scott's diaries proved illegible, so Shaffer abandoned the project, popping over to Guernsey on a lark. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Antarctic Fossils Show Much Warmer Continent Aug 6, 2008
Robert Falcon Scott was a British Antarctic explorer who perished during an attempt to the first to reach the South Pole in 1912. For Ashworth the fossils are a scientific treasure trove. (Science Daily)
Jumping into the schemata of Stoppard May 2, 2008
Stoppard's fictional interpretation of this historical event is partially based on the story of Captains Robert Falcon Scott and Lawrence Oates and their fatal 1901-1904 Discovery expedition to the South Pole. Though all members of the crew perished, Oates is recorded as having been the only one to choose his own death in the hopes of saving his friends, saying, "I'm just going out. I may be gone for some time," before leaving. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
South or into space?| Feb 4, 2008
Or follow in the footsteps of explorers such as Robert Falcon Scott, visiting historical huts along the way. Also see Mt Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on earth, which can be viewed from Observation Hill. (iAfrica.com)
Claimants Tiptoe Around Lucrative Antarctic Rights Jan 31, 2008
Norway's interests go back almost a century -- Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was first to reach the South Pole in 1911, before Briton Robert Falcon Scott. However, the Antarctic Treaty is being tested by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which has set a deadline of May 2009 for most coastal states to map their continental shelves, aiming to define rights to seabed areas. (Planet Ark, United States)
Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88 Jan 12, 2008
Robert Falcon Scott reached the pole in 1912, and the United States built a base there in 1956; Sir Edmund was not the first to reach the pole since Roald Amundsen in 1911. Tips. (New York Times)
What makes a modern hero? Jan 5, 2008
Once upon a time Robert Falcon Scott was the epitome of a Boy's Own hero. Who could fail to be mesmerised by the diaries of a man who, swept by blizzards and starving, was able to look death in the eye and accept it with equanimity. (BBC News -- UK)
Astonishing tale is diluted in 'Deep Water' Sep 7, 2007
Crow- hurst comes across as a combination of the stiff-upper-lip polar explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, and the future English Olympic ski jumper, the inept Eddie the Eagle. The ineptitude was no joke, though. (Boston Globe)
Ratify the treaty Aug 31, 2007
Robert Peary and Frederic Cook in a race to reach the North Pole, or Capt. Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen racing to reach the South Pole. But today, the prize is bigger. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
The Myth About Boys Jul 27, 2007
The Dangerous Book for Boys, by brothers Hal and Conn Iggulden, flits from fossils to tree houses, from secret codes to go-carts, from the Battle of Gettysburg to the last voyage of Robert Falcon Scott. A sensation last year in Britain, the book has been at or near the top of the New York Times best-seller list since late spring. (Time.com)
Tom Crean: Antarctic Explorer Jul 23, 2007
But Dooley keeps him talking reverentially about his commanding officers, the iconic Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. This means Scott and Shackleton become the epic heroes while Crean remains an average guy. (Variety)
Global warming threatens Antarctic base Jun 10, 2007
British Princess Anne inspects the outside of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Hut at Cape Evans in Antarctica in this Feb. 8, 2002 file photo ... WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) The Antarctic base occupied by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole on foot early last century has been included on a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Group Says Climate Change Imperils Monuments Jun 8, 2007
In Antarctica, a hut once used by British explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott has survived almost a century of freezing conditions but is now in danger of being engulfed by increasingly heavy snows. Other sites face different perils. (Fox News)
Monuments threatened by climate change Jun 8, 2007
" This year's list of the 100 most endangered sites includes 59 countries. The United States is home to more listed sites than any other country at seven, including types of development such as "Main Street Modern" public buildings that symbolized progress after World War II. There are six sites listed in Peru and five each in India and Turkey. This year's list is the first to add global warming to a roster of forces the organization says are threatening humanity's architectural and cultural... (Yahoo News)
Warming cited as new threat to monuments Jun 7, 2007
In Antarctica, a hut once used by British explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott has survived almost a century of freezing conditions but is now in danger of being engulfed by increasingly heavy snows tied to changing climate. Sebastian Scheiner / APThe Church of the HolyNativity in Bethlehem is on the 'most endangered' monuments list because of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Last letters attract cachet, cash May 13, 2007
British explorer Robert Falcon Scott wrote his final letter while huddled in a tent at the South Pole in 1912. It was 70 degrees below zero, a storm was gathering force outside, and he was 11 miles from his supply camp. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to Antarctica May 5, 2007
To arrive, to see, were the great aims, as Captain Robert Falcon Scott wrote: "It has always been our ambition to get inside that white space ... so the space can no longer be a blank.". In the past century, both poles have been drawn into the light. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Students breathe new life into past Mar 19, 2007
Inside were boots, a small pile of rocks, a journal, a can labeled "fuel," a flickering lantern and the fake skeletal remains of Robert Falcon Scott. The display board included the story of Roald Amundsen's triumph in reaching the South Pole first -- and the tragic expedition of Scott, who died as he tried to reach the same goal. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Everest conqueror laments neglect of Antarctic huts Jan 22, 2007
WELLINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The first man to climb Mount Everest has said Britain must do more to save and restore historic huts in Antarctica built by early explorers Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott. Edmund Hillary said Britain should help fund and restore the 100-year-old huts. (Reuters)
Hillary slams UK over Antarctic huts Jan 22, 2007
Sir Edmund Hillary says Britain should put money and people power into restoring historic huts used by the early polar explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Robert Falcon Scott ... They will soon start to do more on the hut built in 1910 at Cape Evans that Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his men used when setting off on their attempt to the South Pole. (The Age)
Bid for baby a gamble with nature Jan 20, 2007
TO be seen as a romantic is rather lame, I know, but it's hard not to be moved by the letters of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his wife Kathleen, which were recently made public for the first time. The letters span the last two years of Scott's life and will be on display at Cambridge University's Scott Polar Institute for the next three months. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
No regrets: a starving Scott pens his last words Jan 12, 2007
DAYS from death on a tragic trek back from the South Pole in 1912, Captain Robert Falcon Scott wrote his wife that "we are in a very tight corner and I have doubts of pulling through". But he assured Kathleen Scott that he faced his end without regret. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Doomed explorer's letters made public Jan 12, 2007
LONDON - Knowing he was days from death on a tragic trek back from the South Pole in 1912, Capt. Robert Falcon Scott wrote to his wife that "we are in a very tight corner and I have doubts of pulling through." ... Cambridge University / APBritain's Polar explorer Capt. Robert Falcon Scott wrote this letter titled "To my widow" before dying in the Antarctic in 1912. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Heirs of Antarctic explorer Robert Scott make his last letter available to the public Jan 12, 2007
Standing (from left to right) Capt. Lawrence (Titus) Oates, Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, PO Edgar Evans and seated (from left to right) Lt Henry (Birdie) Bowers, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson, at the South Pole, January 1912 ... LONDON : Knowing he was days from death on a tragic trek back from the South Pole in 1912, Capt. Robert Falcon Scott wrote to his wife that "we are in a very tight corner and I have doubts of pulling through.". (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Explorer's last letter a poignant goodbye Jan 11, 2007
LONDON -- Knowing he was days from death on a tragic trek back from the South Pole in 1912, Captain Robert Falcon Scott wrote to his wife that "we are in a very tight corner and I have doubts of pulling through.". However, he assured Kathleen Scott, he faced his end without regret. (Boston Globe)
Scott of the Antarctic: The final words of a Polar hero Jan 11, 2007
Robert Falcon Scott was born to John Edward Scott, a brewer and magistrate, in Stoke Damerel on the south coast, in 1868. He only ever wanted to go to sea. (Independent)
Owners of Dracula castle offer to sell it to local authorities for $78 million Jan 11, 2007
LONDON (AP) -- Knowing he was days from death on a tragic trek back from the South Pole in 1912, Capt. Robert Falcon Scott wrote to his wife that "we are in a very tight corner and I have doubts of pulling through." - However, he assured Kathleen Scott, he faced his end without regret. "How much better it has been than lounging in comfort at home," Scott wrote in the letter, recovered the year after he and his companions died of cold and starvation. (North County Times)
Scott's last love letter before he died in the ice Jan 11, 2007
The previously unseen final letter that Captain Robert Falcon Scott wrote to his wife, Kathleen, as he battled back from the South Pole in March 1912 has been made public. His descendants announced that they were giving it, with earlier letters, to Cambridge University's Scott Polar Institute. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Fowler search effort yields newly-created aid organization Jan 9, 2007
For instance: Robert Falcon Scott died after reaching the south pole in 1912, only 11 miles from camp, and nobody found him for six months. Imagine if his rescuers who came in by dog sled had a sat phone, a detailed topo map, and a network of search and rescue teams, all coordinated by something called Climb Aid and its Web site, climbersaltertnetwork. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Blizzard: Race to the Pole Dec 30, 2006
Six part series traces Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen's epic race for the South Pole ... Oates's departure was recorded in Captain Robert Falcon Scott's diary, discovered when the bodies were located by a search party eight months later. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Marines achieve South Pole target Dec 28, 2006
The team followed in the footsteps of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. His unsuccessful 1912 expedition was the last time service personnel were involved in a trip to the South Pole. (BBC News)
News in brief Dec 28, 2006
18am, completing a 1,450-mile journey that traced the steps of Capt Robert Falcon Scott, whose trek in 1912 was the last time service personnel attempted the trip. An hour later the team communicated the message "objective achieved" to base camp. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Rival team is set to reach Pole Dec 27, 2006
Their journey follows in the footsteps of the ill-fated 1912 Polar expedition led by Royal Navy Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Once they have reached the South Pole, they will fly the flags of the United Kingdom, Royal Navy, Royal Marines and a replica of Captain Scott's flag. (BBC News -- UK)
British team in high spirits as they near South Pole Dec 27, 2006
Both teams had been following in the footsteps of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, whose uncompleted venture in 1912 was the last time service personnel were involved in a trip to the South Pole. Pulling their 20 stone sledges last night through heavy ice, the Polar Quest team were aware their colleagues' trip had been aborted, but remained in high spirits. (Guardian Unlimited)
Antarctic team edges close to pole position Dec 26, 2006
The team is following in the footsteps of Royal Navy Captain Robert Falcon Scott, whose uncompleted venture in 1912 was the last time service personnel were involved in a trip to the South Pole. The Polar Quest team of Royal Navy and Royal Marines left Patriot Hills in Antarctica in early November. (The Herald)
Century-old Antarctic hut eerily intact Dec 13, 2006
A view of the interior of the Terra Nova hut, built for Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, shows it stocked with supplies ready to shelter the men of that early 20th century expedition to the South Pole in Cape Evans, Antarctica ... CAPE EVANS, Antarctica - A neat stack of seal meat sits in an enclosed porch, tins of cocoa and cabbage are piled on shelves inside, and all seems ready for Antarctic explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton to take shelter. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Going south – really far south Dec 2, 2006
Their hopes and dreams will be no less stirring than those of their heroes, Sir Ernest Shackleton, who in 1909 was forced to turn back less than 160 kilometres from his goal to save the lives of his men, and Robert Falcon Scott, who died in 1912 on his return from the pole. To follow in their footsteps, the present-day explorers have spent years planning, training and raising vast amounts of money. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Theatre production to paint chilly picture of polar exploration 10-29-2006 Oct 30, 2006
The Brits are led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, a determined man who leaves his wife and family behind for the adventure. They have to find out how to survive in the harshest elements, said Dr. Marti Runnels, theatre director at Wayland. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Some 'heroes' may be more crazy than heroic Sep 24, 2006
- Polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, who insisted that manpower rather than sled dogs was the noble way to travel in the Antarctic. He lost the race to the South Pole to Norwegian Roald Amundsen in 1911, and then lost his life. (North County Times)
The Importance of Intranet Leadership, Part 1 Aug 22, 2006
Roland Huntford's The Last Place on Earth recounts the 1911 race -- between Britain's Robert Falcon Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen -- to be the first person to set foot on the South Pole. This is a story of two expedition leaders with very different styles and personalities. (IntranetJournal)
Mush! How To Beat The Heat Aug 4, 2006
Huntford tells the story of the showdown between Roald Amundsen of Norway and the Briton who hoped to beat him Robert Falcon Scott as the explorers raced to be the first to arrive at the South Pole in the winter of 1912. Amundsen meticulously studied the survival techniques and dog-handling skills of North American Eskimos as well as the cross-country skiing tricks of his fellow Norwegians. (CBS News)
Through the howling winds to restore history Feb 11, 2006
Somewhere ahead in the howling white wind was the small, historical structure the skilled woodworker had come halfway around the world to repair the hut Robert Falcon Scott built during an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1910-1913. Going through the door was just like taking safe haven, said Mr. Macdonald, sounding something like an explorer himself as he spoke over a satellite phone from Scott Base, Antarctica. (Globe and Mail)
The scrap of paper that said farewell as miners faced their deaths Jan 7, 2006
Robert Falcon Scott, who died on an expedition to the South Pole, left a diary that said: Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. It ends: It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. (Times Online)
