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Setting Up Camp
Only 33 men stayed to brave the long, dark winter. They set up a wooden hut to use as home base. The other half of the crew sailed back to New Zealand on the Terra Nova.
“Whatever the conditions of darkness, cold, and wind might be outside, there was comfort and warmth and good cheer within,” remembered Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
Cozy & Warm
The team ate, slept, and worked together in the wooden hut. Crowded inside were science labs, a kitchen, long dining tables, bunk beds, and even a player piano. A coal stove kept it around 10℃ (50℉)—cool, but much warmer than the frigid chill outside!
Planning for the Pole
Captain Scott spent much of the winter carefully planning his journey to the Pole 1,450 kilometers (900 miles) away. He also wrote letters, made entries in his journal, and recorded observations about Antarctica. What things can you spot in his room?
Image Credits:
Scott's camp and Scott in study, courtesy of the Library of Congress; bunks, kitchen, and piano, © Scott Polar Research Institute.