At the beginning of the 19th century, Antarctica was still a mysterious place. Few people had been to this frozen and dangerous continent. However, many explorers dreamed of becoming the first to set foot on the South Pole. One of these explorers was Robert Falcon Scott. A British naval captain, Scott had already visited Antarctica at the turn of the century. During this expedition, his team failed to reach the South Pole. But that didn't stop Scott from trying for pole again. In 1909, Scott revealed his intention to travel to the South Pole. His announcement received a lot of attention in the press. Unbeknownst to Scott, he had a rival in his race to the South Pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was also secretly planning an expedition to Antarctica. Amundsen was already famous for making the first sea voyage along the Northwest Passage across the Arctic Ocean. The explorer dreamed of becoming the first man to reach the North Pole. But Amundsen's dreams were dashed in 1909 when he learned that two explorers had already claimed to have reached the Pole. After that, ...