Based on the race to reach the south pole: Scott vs. Amundsen explain why Amundsen succeed. Included at least two details from the text that support your inference about what led to his success. text
1 In 1911, Englishman Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian Roald
Amundsen raced to reach the South Pole first. Scott, captain of
the Terra Nova, had nearly made it to the South Pole seven years
earlier. He was confident he would succeed this time. Scott
publicly announced that he would be using the latest in
technology: motor sleds. He recruited scientists, sailors, and even
a paying guest who insisted on bringing ponies to the coldest
place on Earth.
2 Amundsen worried that competitors might try to prevent his
attempt to reach the South Pole. He refused to share his dream
with anyone, including his shipmates. Amundsen finally told his
men where they were going midway through the Atlantic.
Though he told them they could quit, they decided to continue
the journey with him. They were all veteran Arctic explorers
trained to use skis and sled dogs. At this time, Amundsen sent
Scott an unsettling telegram telling him he was on his way to
Antarctica.
3 Both vessels landed in Antarctica in January of 1911, but
Amundsen set up his base camp deep inland on ice, while Scott
made camp at the shoreline. With expert planning, Amundsen
and his crew arrived at the South Pole with sled dogs on
December 15, 1911. Meanwhile, Scott’s motor sleds failed to work
in the minus 40 degree Celsius cold, and the ponies died and
were eaten by Scott’s crew. Scott arrived at the Pole 33 days after
Amundsen and was shocked to find the Norwegian flag.
Disillusioned and weak, Scott and his men died of starvation on
the return trip, just 11 miles from their nearest supply station
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