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January 3rd 1912 – The final approach

Scott’s men are 170 miles from the Pole.

Scott reorganised his team. He sent his second-in-command, Lieutenant E.R.G.R. Evans and two men back.

Teddy Evans’s support party returns to base and Scott takes one of his men, ‘Birdie’ Bowers, increasing the Polar party to five:

The four he chose to go with him for the final approach were

  • Scientist  – Dr Edward Wilson
  • Captain Lawrence Oates, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
  • Lieutenant Henry Bowers, Royal Indian Marine
  • Petty Officer Edgar Evans RN. (The only man of the five who was not a commissioned officer)

‘Evans’ party going ahead on foot. We followed on ski. Very stupidly we had not seen to our ski shoes beforehand, and it took a good half-hour to get them right…when we did get away, to our surprise the sledge pulled very easily, and we made fine progress, rapidly gaining on the foot-haulers.’  Scott

January 17, 1912

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