Adventurers aim to 
finish Scott mission

Polar explorers Ben Saunders, 35, and Tarka L’Herpiniere, 31, hope to successfully complete Captain Scott’s ill-fated 1910/12 expedition, taking them on an unsupported 1,800-mile return journey from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole.

If successful, they will be the first people to complete the return journey that Captain Scott died attempting more than 100 years ago.

No one has walked further unsupported than the 1,600 miles that Captain Scott and his team managed, before perishing 150 miles from their final destination.

The epic trip, set to begin in October, has the blessing of Captain Scott’s grandson, Falcon Scott.

Devon-raised Saunders said that because Captain Scott is a childhood hero, trying to complete his expedition is “a life-long dream”.

Saunders and L’Herpiniere will walk on average 9.5 hours each day and are expected to take 110 days to complete the expedition.