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EPISODE · Dec 14, 2025 · 17 MIN

The Day We Reached the End of the Earth - December 14, 1911

from The Daily History Chronicle · host Richard G Backus

Roald Amundsen, South Pole, Robert Falcon Scott, Antarctic exploration, December 14, 1911, race to the pole, polar exploration, preparation vs improvisation, Indigenous knowledge, Inuit expertise, methodical preparation, Scott's tragedy, exploration history, learning from experts, manhauling, Norwegian expedition, British expedition, survival methodology, noble failure, systematic success 

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