25th of January
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events
1915 - the first of three teams of the Ross Sea Party set off to lay food and supply depots for Shackleton's' team from the Endurance to use on the way from the south pole on their trans-Antarctic journey. Unknown to them the Endurance is by now trapped in pack-ice.
1911 - Terra Nova sails from Hut Point to establish an Eastern Party on the far side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Scott remains at the hut, the party of 6 men is led by Victor Campbell, 2nd in command.
1912 - Amundsen and his team arrive back at Framheim, their winter quarters at the Bay of Whales after becoming the first to reach the South Pole, they have been away for 99 days and covered 1,860 miles.
