Great Antarctic Explorer
Embracing the Great Ross Sea
In 1910, Robert Falcon Scott journeyed to the Ross Sea with the goal of becoming the first man to reach the South Pole. He was accompanied by a team of scientists, dog handlers and sailors. Among them was physicist and glaciologist Charles Wright, later Sir Charles Wright. Adrian Raeside, our special guest on this voyage is the grandson of Charles Wright. Adrian is the custodian of his grandfather’s journals, letters and artifacts from that historic expedition. While aboard, Adrian will recount previously unknown details and observations he found while researching the book he is writing about his grandfather and the expedition. Adrian will also present photographs of the expedition taken from his grandfather’s private collection as well as cinematic footage taken by one of Antarctica’s most famous photographers, Herbert Ponting.
