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http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/1912/03/29/message-to-the-public/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/1912/03/29/message-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-53456 Andrew Jacobs Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:08:15 +0000 http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/?p=2167#comment-53456 With the gift of hindsight it is easy to say this venture was doomed from the start: outdated ideas and outdated equipment even 100 years ago. But the individual bravery of each man cannot be questioned. Scott himself wrote that had the expedition succeeded then he and his men would have been quickly forgotten. But they did not succeed and they are not forgotten.

]]> http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/1912/03/29/message-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-16757 Horatio Nullbock Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:22:34 +0000 http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/?p=2167#comment-16757 I hate to say it, but Oates waited too long! Had made his heroic exit a few days earlier it might have made a difference.

]]> http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/1912/03/29/message-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-16745 John Birch Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:18:52 +0000 http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/?p=2167#comment-16745 I echo Matt’s comments. Particularly over the last few weeks it was as if Scott and his companions were out there now – at times, even though you knew the outcome, you almost thought they’d get through!

Its was an excellent idea – and hopefully has been a great way to kick off the centenary.

]]> http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/1912/03/29/message-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-16734 Matt Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:01:50 +0000 http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/?p=2167#comment-16734 Thanks to all involved in putting this together, it has been gripping reading for the last 18 months or so. Even though you know the outcome you still wished it was going to end differently. The hope, enthusiasm and pride in the team comes through so strongly you really do believe that they are going to do it.

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