Axel Heiberg Glacier

Amundsen, based at the Bay of Wales, relied on skis, an expert dog driving and a lean team of five, while Scott, at Cape Evans, used a mix of motor sledges, ponies and dogs before falling back down.

on manhauling Amundsen found a new route actually up the Axel Heiberg Glacier and reached the pole on the 14th of December 1911 Scott's party followed the Beardmore Glacier which was as I've said where they were now after he slipped through the crevasse Tom's thoughts were undoubtedly on who Captain Scott was planning to select among the final four to go to the pole not all of them were going you see Originally, 12 men had set off on Scott's journey to the Pole.

The plan had always been that only four, including Scott, would continue south.

Scott had taken really an unusual step of not informing the men on his expedition of their roles.