Life in the tundra regions is a harsh one, so though there are a few natives that live from deer herding, most of the people in this area are actually scientists and mountain climbers like this man here.

Robert Falcon Scott, a British naval officer, wanted to conquer the South Pole, he trained for many years and decided to be the first man to go there. He found some other explorers who dared to take the challenge and they set off on their very long and dangerous hike. Others had tried and failed due to lack of food or terrible weather conditions.

 It took them a month to get there hauling their supplies by dog sleds. When he finally got there, he learned that Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer had conquered the pole almost 5 weeks earlier! Scott and his party turned back home and died on the way, two from injury and the others from starvation after a blizzard froze all there supplies. Amundsen's team had much more experience in these conditions and managed to get back safely in a month.

Today, the Amundsen-Scott Research Base serves as a remainder of their brave effort which has inspired many more to follow their dreams.