Talk:Amundsen's South Pole expedition

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[edit] Too much focus on Scott's expedition

Too much space is spent here discussing Scott's expedition rather than Amundsen's. Obviously, Scott's achievement is still of greater importance in the English-speaking world... Esn (talk) 10:06, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

It is often talked about as a "race to the south pole" and hence one expedition is important to the other. Scott was a famous person and had loudly publicised his expedition in advance - Amundsen went secretly. In retrospect, both expeditions are important (rating unneccessary and useless) - one successful and one not. Scott was officially in the English speaking world the first one to reach the south pole - in British school books until late sixties. 23:39, 01 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.165.17.95 (talk)

The comment about British school books is absolute nonsense. Scott was a British hero for the way he died, but Amundsen's priority at the pole was always recognised. Dabbler (talk) 03:41, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

"... beating Robert Falcon Scott and his party by a month." at the end of the first paragraph is certainly out of place without some indication that the two expeditions were in competition. The wisdom of careful study and practical preparation based on applied engineering borne out in the Amundsen expedition's success is not contrasted with Scott's approach. Horses? in the Arctic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vlashua (talk • contribs) 14:44, 30 March 2008 (UTC)