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South Pole Race: David and Goliath on Ice
South Pole Race: David and Goliath on Ice
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jul 15, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
1910: Two men are racing to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott heads a well-financed, technologically-advanced expedition - aiming to reach the pole in the "proper" and heroic way... on foot. Roald Amundsen's effort is more modest, relying on cheap sled dogs to carry him to victory.
Scott - for all his money, for all his fancy equipment, for all his backing from the mighty Royal Navy - is doomed to failure in the icy wastes of Antarctica. Why?
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott heads a well-financed, technologically-advanced expedition - aiming to reach the pole in the "proper" and heroic way... on foot. Roald Amundsen's effort is more modest, relying on cheap sled dogs to carry him to victory.
Scott - for all his money, for all his fancy equipment, for all his backing from the mighty Royal Navy - is doomed to failure in the icy wastes of Antarctica. Why?
For a full list of sources go to timharford.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jul 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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