Scott May Have Survived Antarctica Had Orders Been Followed

After his death on the frozen edge of Antarctica, Captain Robert Scott was celebrated as a British hero – only to be later condemned for leading his South Pole expedition to disaster.

Now a new analysis of his ill-fated return from the pole has shifted the blame to the men under his command – and claims it was their errors which meant he and his fellow explorers died.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Scott Polar Research Institute say that if the men left by Scott to run the base camp in his absence had followed crucial orders, the expedition could have returned safely.