A 22-day trip to Antarctica: Amundsen and Scott

After watching movies and lectures every day, there is still plenty of time to squander. Swimming on the deck and promenade every day has become a daily homework. Every time I see the pictures of those explorers in the eight-story corridor, it will always remind people of the surging exploration activities more than 100 years ago.

If you want to know about Antarctic exploration, you can't bypass some famous explorers such as Amundsen, Scott, shackleton and Cook. In particular, Amundsen and Scott's thrilling battle for the South Pole has great influence and far-reaching significance, which makes people feel a lot.

During this trip to the South Pole, I borrowed many biographies of explorers and travelers, especially those related to the South Pole, such as Amundsen's first Antarctic expedition, Scott's diary of Antarctic expedition, Perseverance, and shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition. I pay special attention to them and watch movies about them. Each of them is so different and has a strong personal color, and everyone's life reflects that era.

Amundsen and Scott are famous explorers in the era of great navigation, and they are typical representatives.

It was an era when romance and passion shone together. Every explorer has his own dreams and pursuits. He is a firm idealist who can devote his life to his dreams and even sacrifice his own life.

Norwegian Amundsen is a man who likes challenges and adventures all his life. He gave up medicine and devoted himself to polar research. He took the lead in standing on the "Forward" at 90 degrees south latitude.

No one can succeed casually. Amundsen has an iron will and a decisive character. He is an iron man who will never give up until he reaches his goal. In order to win the glory of reaching the South Pole for the first time, gain the recognition of the world, pursue honor and desire for victory, he made full ideological and material preparations, formulated a detailed route, and did not follow the path taken by his predecessors. Three supply stations were built on the way back; A sled dog prepared for a thorough study of the polar regions is not a Siberian pony used by another British expedition. Of course, dogs can also be used as food at critical moments, because Amundsen killed countless dogs and was crowned the title of cold-blooded killer.

His motto is "Go Forward", the boat he is driving is called "Forward", and the campsite at the South Pole is also called "Extreme Forward", which shows that his spirit of going all out and going forward is unparalleled.

So all the glory was given to Amundsen, and all the biographies and movies were the first names of Amundsen. They compete for honor and dreams. People always remember the name of the first Amundsen, but the second Scott is ignored.

Amundsen returned home dressed in rags, went down in history, toured lectures, and later flew to the North Pole, becoming a bipolar hero in human history.

In order to commemorate Amundsen's first landing at the South Pole, more than ten countries, including Norway, Belgium, Germany and Spain, issued stamps to commemorate Amundsen, a brave pioneer and explorer.

Everyone knows that the highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. The second and third highest mountain in the world, who knows who cares? This is the famous "first theorem".

But after reading Scott's diary of Antarctic exploration, I admire and respect Scott even more. He is a tragic hero in the history of human polar exploration.

He is a real gentleman, with the gentleman spirit respected by the British. He always treats his companions and animals with his good cultivation and soft heart. Because of his humanitarianism and gentlemanly spirit, he was willing to pay less attention and refused the wise suggestion of killing horses and drinking blood.

In the Antarctic race, British Navy Captain Scott and his party were only 35 days behind Amundsen, the first runner. As he approached the South Pole, Scott heard the sound of the flag being blown by the wind in the distance, and approached. He saw the Norwegian flag fluttering in the wind, the tent left by Amundsen, and the letter written to him cruelly.

Scott was pale and disheartened. Everyone wants to witness history and go down in history, but he didn't expect to be greeted by such cruel reality after marching in the desolate Antarctic for three months. His dream was shattered, and he failed in the competition for fame in Antarctica. It seems that these months' efforts are meaningless.

/kloc-more than 0/00 years have passed, and I can still strongly feel Scott's sour despair and tears of blood.

More unfortunately, there was a snowstorm on the way back, and more importantly, the kerosene placed at the supply point was short of oil because of leakage. In the snowy Antarctic, it is impossible to survive without fuel. Scott wrote in his diary: "We are destined to experience the most severe moment on our way home." In the desperate situation, no one was discouraged and didn't give up hope, hoping to get supplies at the next supply station.

The food is gone, and the oil is gone. "Don't expect to really eat enough. The road is long and its Xiu Yuan Xi, but it is extremely difficult-"

Day after day, I spent most of my time trekking. Five people, one died on the road. Team doctor Oates left and embraced death. "I'm going out, and I may be back soon." Then I disappeared in the snowstorm and never came back.

The remaining three people are hungry, cold and sick. "We will stick to the last moment, but we are getting weaker and weaker. Of course, the end is not far away. "

Even in this most severe moment, Scott still looks like a gentleman with the calmness of death, and welcomes the end with the heroic behavior of a real English gentleman. We decided to let nature take its course-we will go to the supply station and die naturally on the way home.

"I'm really sorry, but I don't think I can write any more. Finally, add: For God's sake, take care of our family. "

Scott kept a diary when he was hungry and cold, recording his daily trip and what happened, as well as the scientific research projects he insisted on every day. This is not an ordinary diary, but a tribute to the human iron will of an era and future generations. It is a death diary that faces death with great perseverance, but ultimately fails in the struggle with nature.

At that time, people regarded the pursuit of dreams and fame and fortune as more important than their own lives. They devoted themselves to their careers, regardless of personal gains and losses, and dared to challenge the limits of nature and human beings in order to explore the mysteries of the earth and the universe.

This is the ultimate embodiment of human exploration spirit. What is left to future generations is not only admiration and memory, but also thinking and encouragement.

Finally, he wrote many letters and left messages for his mother, wife, friends and motherland.

Write to the country "We have nothing to complain about, we can only work hard until the last moment", "The British can still face death with a fearless spirit and fight for it to the end"

For his wife Catherine, "everything on this expedition is much better than lying comfortably at home." "Maybe I can't be a good husband, but I will be your good memory."

Write to a friend, "Our ending will prove that our nation has not lost that courage and endurance." "My death will not be too painful, but my career has changed the world."

Until the fingers froze and the pen slipped from the stiff hand.

Three people who ran out of ammunition and food were trapped in the tent by the continuous storm and finally died. They look quiet, just like the quiet Antarctic continent after a storm. The tent also left 16kg of rock specimens for scientific research that had never been discarded. Amundsen heard this detail and praised Scott as a real gentleman.

At the last moment of his life, as usual, Scott persisted in his work with dauntless spirit and superhuman perseverance. His tolerance and courage are far superior to his opponents. His body collapsed, but his spirit stood on the South Pole forever.

According to Scott's wishes, he was buried on the spot. Scott, who died like a gentleman, left his ideal and life on the endless Antarctic ice sheet. He loves this land so much that he will always belong to the South Pole.

Later, people erected a cross pointing to the south pole on the hill of Ross Island base camp. The cross is engraved with the names of five people, including Scott, and the famous sentence "Struggle, Explore, Discover and Never Give in" in Ulysses. In fact, this is a true portrayal of all explorers, conveying human exploration beliefs, so that future generations can continue to follow suit on the road of Antarctic exploration.

The Austrian writer Zweig called Scott's Antarctic expedition "a great tragedy", which is not only a story of death, but also the significance of showing people's faith in despair.

At the Cathedral of England, the king knelt down to mourn these heroes. Although the expedition led by Scott failed, it was a national hero and a spiritual symbol of the British.

In memory of two pioneers of Antarctic exploration, Americans established a permanent scientific research station in Antarctica, named Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Scientific Research Station.

To this day, going to the South Pole is still the dream of generations. Antarctic exploration is still endless, and mankind has never stopped conquering and exploring the distant and mysterious ice and snow continent of Antarctica.

Thinking that our ancestors traveled across the ocean to see the world, our Zheng He went to 37 countries and reached Mombasa Port in Kenya on the east coast of Africa as far as possible, which was 87 years earlier than Columbus' first voyage to America, 93 years earlier than Bida Gama bypassed the Cape of Good Hope and1kloc-0/6 years earlier than Magellan's arrival in the Philippines. Speaking of it, Zheng He is a great pioneer of world navigation, and he should have made some achievements in the history of world navigation.

The core of marine civilization is to dare to take risks and enter the unknown. Thinking and vision have focused on the whole world from land and sea. The desire for distant exploration is a process in which hope and danger coexist, and success and sacrifice are intertwined. For a long time, China has given priority to farming civilization and paid insufficient attention to the ocean. We lack too much.

There are always some things that are valuable and worth paying for. No one can stop a wild and free heart that pursues dreams and glory. Humans came to this world to pursue a series of spiritual realization.

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