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| [00:05.35] | Chapter 8 Across the Plateau |
| [00:11.09] | On November 21st,the Norwegians killed thirty dogs. |
| [00:16.73] | 'They were happy,'Amundsen said. |
| [00:19.41] | 'And now tney're going to die quickly. |
| [00:22.04] | We need three sledges, |
| [00:23.95] | and eighteen dogs, to go to the Pole.' |
| [00:28.47] | When the dogs were dead, |
| [00:30.08] | the other dogs ate them. |
| [00:32.20] | The men ate them,too. |
| [00:35.44] | They were good friends,Bjaaland wrote in his diary. |
| [00:39.46] | And now they are good food. |
| [00:42.80] | Two days later,the dogs were fat. |
| [00:47.85] | Then,in a snowstorm, |
| [00:50.10] | they began the journey again. |
| [00:53.34] | After the snowstorm,there was fog, |
| [00:56.45] | and in the fog, |
| [00:58.02] | they got lost on an ice river with hundreds of big holes in it. |
| [01:03.12] | They could see nothing,and it was very dangerous. |
| [01:08.64] | In four days they moved nine kilometres. |
| [01:13.81] | But the ice is beautiful,Bjaaland wrote. |
| [01:18.11] | Blue and green and white. |
| [01:21.15] | This is a wonderful place - |
| [01:24.20] | but I don't want to stay a long time. |
| [01:29.09] | After the ice,there were strong winds and bad snowstorms. |
| [01:34.36] | They could see nothing in front of them. |
| [01:37.58] | But every day,they travelled twenty-five or thirty kilometres. |
| [01:43.32] | Then,on December 9th,the sun came out. |
| [01:48.96] | They were at 88°23′South- |
| [01:53.75] | 175 kilometres from the Pole. |
| [01:59.01] | Five more long days,Bjaaland wrote. |
| [02:03.19] | That's all now.But where is Scott? |
| [02:08.52] | For four days,Scott's men stayed in their tents near the mountains. |
| [02:15.83] | There is a bad snowstorm outside,Oates wrote. |
| [02:20.52] | It's too cold for the ponies, |
| [02:22.85] | and our clothes and skis are bad,too. |
| [02:27.52] | On December 9th,Oates killed the ponies. |
| [02:31.75] | They were tired and ill and they could not walk up to the plateau. |
| [02:37.44] | Then Meares and his dogs went back to Cape Evans. |
| [02:41.85] | 'We can pull the sledges ourselves,' |
| [02:44.14] | Scott said.'We can do it-we're all strong men. |
| [02:50.62] | There were two sledges and eight men. |
| [02:54.18] | They went twenty-four kilometres a day. |
| [02:57.99] | On December 31st,Scott said to Teddy Evans, |
| [03:02.30] | and the men on the second sledge:'You can't ski well. |
| [03:06.26] | Leave your skis here. |
| [03:08.77] | 'So they pulled their sledge twenty-four kilometres without skis. |
| [03:14.72] | Next day,Scott went to Teddy Evans's tent. |
| [03:19.42] | 'You are ill,Teddy,'he said. |
| [03:22.06] | 'You can't come to the Pole. |
| [03:24.92] | Take two men and go back,tomorrow.' |
| [03:29.38] | Teddy Evans was very unhappy. |
| [03:32.62] | 'Two men,Captain?'he said. |
| [03:35.72] | 'Why not three?' |
| [03:38.10] | 'Because Bowers is going to come with me,' |
| [03:41.10] | Scott said.'He's strong-we need him.' |
| [03:46.28] | 'But…you have food on your sledge for four men,not five!' |
| [03:51.25] | Evans said.'And Bowers has no skis!' |
| [03:56.53] | 'I'm the Captain,Teddy!'Scott said. |
| [04:00.04] | 'You do what I say. |
| [04:02.46] | Take two men and leave Bowers with me!' |
| [04:07.08] | Oates wrote to his mother: |
| [04:10.14] | I am going to the Pole with Scott. |
| [04:12.77] | I am pleased and I fell strong. |
| [04:16.12] | But in his diary he wrote; |
| [04:19.55] | My feet are very bad. |
| [04:22.54] | They are always wet now, |
| [04:25.40] | and they don't look good. |
| [04:29.39] | On January 4th Scott's men left Teddy Evans and went on. |
| [04:35.02] | Scott,Oates,Wilson and Edgar Evans had skis, |
| [04:40.78] | but Bowers did not. |
| [04:43.30] | They were 270 kilometres from the Pole. |
| [04:50.15] | December 14th 1911 was a warm,sunny day. |
| [04:55.70] | Five Norwegians skied over the beautiful white snow. |
| [05:00.53] | It was very quiet. |
| [05:02.62] | No one spoke. |
| [05:04.78] | They were excited,and happy. |
| [05:08.37] | 'Six more kilometres,'Bjaaland thought. |
| [05:12.57] | Is there a British flag? |
| [05:14.91] | I can't see a flag,but… |
| [05:17.95] | 'Look!'Hassel said. |
| [05:20.53] | 'What's that over there?' |
| [05:22.97] | Bjaaland left his sledge and skied quickly away over the snow. |
| [05:27.70] | 'What is it?'he thought. |
| [05:30.00] | 'Is it…?No!' |
| [05:33.00] | 'It's nothing!'he called. |
| [05:35.89] | 'There's nothing there… nothing!' |
| [05:40.56] | Three kilometres,two.'Roald!'Hanssen called to Amundsen. |
| [05:47.61] | 'Go in front of me,please.It helps my dogs.' |
| [05:52.63] | 'That's not true,'Bjaaland thought.' |
| [05:55.81] | His dogs are running well today. |
| [05:58.50] | But Hanssen wants Amundsen to be first. |
| [06:01.90] | The first man at the South Pole!' |
| [06:06.41] | They skied on and on,over the beautiful snow. |
| [06:11.12] | 'Stop!'Amundsen said. |
| [06:15.64] | He waited quietly for his men. |
| [06:19.16] | 'This is it,'he said. |
| [06:23.93] | Bjaaland looked at him. |
| [06:26.37] | 'But there's nothing here,'he said. |
| [06:29.56] | Amundsen smiled.'Oh yes there is,'he said. |
| [06:35.43] | 'There's something very important here,Olav. |
| [06:39.85] | Very,very important.' |
| [06:43.69] | 'What's that,Roald?' |
| [06:45.77] | 'Us.We're here now.Isn't that important,Olav?' |
| [06:53.21] | The four men stood on the snow, |
| [06:56.05] | and looked at him. |
| [06:58.54] | Then,slowly,they all began to laugh. |
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| [00:05.35] | Chapter 8 Across the Plateau |
| [00:11.09] | On November 21st, the Norwegians killed thirty dogs |
| [00:16.73] | ' They were happy,' Amundsen said |
| [00:19.41] | ' And now tney' re going to die quickly |
| [00:22.04] | We need three sledges, |
| [00:23.95] | and eighteen dogs, to go to the Pole' |
| [00:28.47] | When the dogs were dead, |
| [00:30.08] | the other dogs ate them |
| [00:32.20] | The men ate them, too |
| [00:35.44] | They were good friends, Bjaaland wrote in his diary |
| [00:39.46] | And now they are good food |
| [00:42.80] | Two days later, the dogs were fat |
| [00:47.85] | Then, in a snowstorm, |
| [00:50.10] | they began the journey again |
| [00:53.34] | After the snowstorm, there was fog, |
| [00:56.45] | and in the fog, |
| [00:58.02] | they got lost on an ice river with hundreds of big holes in it |
| [01:03.12] | They could see nothing, and it was very dangerous |
| [01:08.64] | In four days they moved nine kilometres |
| [01:13.81] | But the ice is beautiful, Bjaaland wrote |
| [01:18.11] | Blue and green and white |
| [01:21.15] | This is a wonderful place |
| [01:24.20] | but I don' t want to stay a long time |
| [01:29.09] | After the ice, there were strong winds and bad snowstorms |
| [01:34.36] | They could see nothing in front of them |
| [01:37.58] | But every day, they travelled twentyfive or thirty kilometres |
| [01:43.32] | Then, on December 9th, the sun came out |
| [01:48.96] | They were at 88 23 South |
| [01:53.75] | 175 kilometres from the Pole |
| [01:59.01] | Five more long days, Bjaaland wrote |
| [02:03.19] | That' s all now But where is Scott? |
| [02:08.52] | For four days, Scott' s men stayed in their tents near the mountains |
| [02:15.83] | There is a bad snowstorm outside, Oates wrote |
| [02:20.52] | It' s too cold for the ponies, |
| [02:22.85] | and our clothes and skis are bad, too |
| [02:27.52] | On December 9th, Oates killed the ponies |
| [02:31.75] | They were tired and ill and they could not walk up to the plateau |
| [02:37.44] | Then Meares and his dogs went back to Cape Evans |
| [02:41.85] | ' We can pull the sledges ourselves,' |
| [02:44.14] | Scott said' We can do itwe' re all strong men |
| [02:50.62] | There were two sledges and eight men |
| [02:54.18] | They went twentyfour kilometres a day |
| [02:57.99] | On December 31st, Scott said to Teddy Evans, |
| [03:02.30] | and the men on the second sledge:' You can' t ski well |
| [03:06.26] | Leave your skis here |
| [03:08.77] | ' So they pulled their sledge twentyfour kilometres without skis |
| [03:14.72] | Next day, Scott went to Teddy Evans' s tent |
| [03:19.42] | ' You are ill, Teddy,' he said |
| [03:22.06] | ' You can' t come to the Pole |
| [03:24.92] | Take two men and go back, tomorrow' |
| [03:29.38] | Teddy Evans was very unhappy |
| [03:32.62] | ' Two men, Captain?' he said |
| [03:35.72] | ' Why not three?' |
| [03:38.10] | ' Because Bowers is going to come with me,' |
| [03:41.10] | Scott said' He' s strongwe need him' |
| [03:46.28] | ' But you have food on your sledge for four men, not five!' |
| [03:51.25] | Evans said' And Bowers has no skis!' |
| [03:56.53] | ' I' m the Captain, Teddy!' Scott said |
| [04:00.04] | ' You do what I say |
| [04:02.46] | Take two men and leave Bowers with me!' |
| [04:07.08] | Oates wrote to his mother: |
| [04:10.14] | I am going to the Pole with Scott |
| [04:12.77] | I am pleased and I fell strong |
| [04:16.12] | But in his diary he wrote |
| [04:19.55] | My feet are very bad |
| [04:22.54] | They are always wet now, |
| [04:25.40] | and they don' t look good |
| [04:29.39] | On January 4th Scott' s men left Teddy Evans and went on |
| [04:35.02] | Scott, Oates, Wilson and Edgar Evans had skis, |
| [04:40.78] | but Bowers did not |
| [04:43.30] | They were 270 kilometres from the Pole |
| [04:50.15] | December 14th 1911 was a warm, sunny day |
| [04:55.70] | Five Norwegians skied over the beautiful white snow |
| [05:00.53] | It was very quiet |
| [05:02.62] | No one spoke |
| [05:04.78] | They were excited, and happy |
| [05:08.37] | ' Six more kilometres,' Bjaaland thought |
| [05:12.57] | Is there a British flag? |
| [05:14.91] | I can' t see a flag, but |
| [05:17.95] | ' Look!' Hassel said |
| [05:20.53] | ' What' s that over there?' |
| [05:22.97] | Bjaaland left his sledge and skied quickly away over the snow |
| [05:27.70] | ' What is it?' he thought |
| [05:30.00] | ' Is it? No!' |
| [05:33.00] | ' It' s nothing!' he called |
| [05:35.89] | ' There' s nothing there nothing!' |
| [05:40.56] | Three kilometres, two' Roald!' Hanssen called to Amundsen |
| [05:47.61] | ' Go in front of me, please It helps my dogs' |
| [05:52.63] | ' That' s not true,' Bjaaland thought' |
| [05:55.81] | His dogs are running well today |
| [05:58.50] | But Hanssen wants Amundsen to be first |
| [06:01.90] | The first man at the South Pole!' |
| [06:06.41] | They skied on and on, over the beautiful snow |
| [06:11.12] | ' Stop!' Amundsen said |
| [06:15.64] | He waited quietly for his men |
| [06:19.16] | ' This is it,' he said |
| [06:23.93] | Bjaaland looked at him |
| [06:26.37] | ' But there' s nothing here,' he said |
| [06:29.56] | Amundsen smiled' Oh yes there is,' he said |
| [06:35.43] | ' There' s something very important here, Olav |
| [06:39.85] | Very, very important' |
| [06:43.69] | ' What' s that, Roald?' |
| [06:45.77] | ' Us We' re here now Isn' t that important, Olav?' |
| [06:53.21] | The four men stood on the snow, |
| [06:56.05] | and looked at him |
| [06:58.54] | Then, slowly, they all began to laugh |
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| [00:05.35] | Chapter 8 Across the Plateau |
| [00:11.09] | On November 21st, the Norwegians killed thirty dogs |
| [00:16.73] | ' They were happy,' Amundsen said |
| [00:19.41] | ' And now tney' re going to die quickly |
| [00:22.04] | We need three sledges, |
| [00:23.95] | and eighteen dogs, to go to the Pole' |
| [00:28.47] | When the dogs were dead, |
| [00:30.08] | the other dogs ate them |
| [00:32.20] | The men ate them, too |
| [00:35.44] | They were good friends, Bjaaland wrote in his diary |
| [00:39.46] | And now they are good food |
| [00:42.80] | Two days later, the dogs were fat |
| [00:47.85] | Then, in a snowstorm, |
| [00:50.10] | they began the journey again |
| [00:53.34] | After the snowstorm, there was fog, |
| [00:56.45] | and in the fog, |
| [00:58.02] | they got lost on an ice river with hundreds of big holes in it |
| [01:03.12] | They could see nothing, and it was very dangerous |
| [01:08.64] | In four days they moved nine kilometres |
| [01:13.81] | But the ice is beautiful, Bjaaland wrote |
| [01:18.11] | Blue and green and white |
| [01:21.15] | This is a wonderful place |
| [01:24.20] | but I don' t want to stay a long time |
| [01:29.09] | After the ice, there were strong winds and bad snowstorms |
| [01:34.36] | They could see nothing in front of them |
| [01:37.58] | But every day, they travelled twentyfive or thirty kilometres |
| [01:43.32] | Then, on December 9th, the sun came out |
| [01:48.96] | They were at 88 23 South |
| [01:53.75] | 175 kilometres from the Pole |
| [01:59.01] | Five more long days, Bjaaland wrote |
| [02:03.19] | That' s all now But where is Scott? |
| [02:08.52] | For four days, Scott' s men stayed in their tents near the mountains |
| [02:15.83] | There is a bad snowstorm outside, Oates wrote |
| [02:20.52] | It' s too cold for the ponies, |
| [02:22.85] | and our clothes and skis are bad, too |
| [02:27.52] | On December 9th, Oates killed the ponies |
| [02:31.75] | They were tired and ill and they could not walk up to the plateau |
| [02:37.44] | Then Meares and his dogs went back to Cape Evans |
| [02:41.85] | ' We can pull the sledges ourselves,' |
| [02:44.14] | Scott said' We can do itwe' re all strong men |
| [02:50.62] | There were two sledges and eight men |
| [02:54.18] | They went twentyfour kilometres a day |
| [02:57.99] | On December 31st, Scott said to Teddy Evans, |
| [03:02.30] | and the men on the second sledge:' You can' t ski well |
| [03:06.26] | Leave your skis here |
| [03:08.77] | ' So they pulled their sledge twentyfour kilometres without skis |
| [03:14.72] | Next day, Scott went to Teddy Evans' s tent |
| [03:19.42] | ' You are ill, Teddy,' he said |
| [03:22.06] | ' You can' t come to the Pole |
| [03:24.92] | Take two men and go back, tomorrow' |
| [03:29.38] | Teddy Evans was very unhappy |
| [03:32.62] | ' Two men, Captain?' he said |
| [03:35.72] | ' Why not three?' |
| [03:38.10] | ' Because Bowers is going to come with me,' |
| [03:41.10] | Scott said' He' s strongwe need him' |
| [03:46.28] | ' But you have food on your sledge for four men, not five!' |
| [03:51.25] | Evans said' And Bowers has no skis!' |
| [03:56.53] | ' I' m the Captain, Teddy!' Scott said |
| [04:00.04] | ' You do what I say |
| [04:02.46] | Take two men and leave Bowers with me!' |
| [04:07.08] | Oates wrote to his mother: |
| [04:10.14] | I am going to the Pole with Scott |
| [04:12.77] | I am pleased and I fell strong |
| [04:16.12] | But in his diary he wrote |
| [04:19.55] | My feet are very bad |
| [04:22.54] | They are always wet now, |
| [04:25.40] | and they don' t look good |
| [04:29.39] | On January 4th Scott' s men left Teddy Evans and went on |
| [04:35.02] | Scott, Oates, Wilson and Edgar Evans had skis, |
| [04:40.78] | but Bowers did not |
| [04:43.30] | They were 270 kilometres from the Pole |
| [04:50.15] | December 14th 1911 was a warm, sunny day |
| [04:55.70] | Five Norwegians skied over the beautiful white snow |
| [05:00.53] | It was very quiet |
| [05:02.62] | No one spoke |
| [05:04.78] | They were excited, and happy |
| [05:08.37] | ' Six more kilometres,' Bjaaland thought |
| [05:12.57] | Is there a British flag? |
| [05:14.91] | I can' t see a flag, but |
| [05:17.95] | ' Look!' Hassel said |
| [05:20.53] | ' What' s that over there?' |
| [05:22.97] | Bjaaland left his sledge and skied quickly away over the snow |
| [05:27.70] | ' What is it?' he thought |
| [05:30.00] | ' Is it? No!' |
| [05:33.00] | ' It' s nothing!' he called |
| [05:35.89] | ' There' s nothing there nothing!' |
| [05:40.56] | Three kilometres, two' Roald!' Hanssen called to Amundsen |
| [05:47.61] | ' Go in front of me, please It helps my dogs' |
| [05:52.63] | ' That' s not true,' Bjaaland thought' |
| [05:55.81] | His dogs are running well today |
| [05:58.50] | But Hanssen wants Amundsen to be first |
| [06:01.90] | The first man at the South Pole!' |
| [06:06.41] | They skied on and on, over the beautiful snow |
| [06:11.12] | ' Stop!' Amundsen said |
| [06:15.64] | He waited quietly for his men |
| [06:19.16] | ' This is it,' he said |
| [06:23.93] | Bjaaland looked at him |
| [06:26.37] | ' But there' s nothing here,' he said |
| [06:29.56] | Amundsen smiled' Oh yes there is,' he said |
| [06:35.43] | ' There' s something very important here, Olav |
| [06:39.85] | Very, very important' |
| [06:43.69] | ' What' s that, Roald?' |
| [06:45.77] | ' Us We' re here now Isn' t that important, Olav?' |
| [06:53.21] | The four men stood on the snow, |
| [06:56.05] | and looked at him |
| [06:58.54] | Then, slowly, they all began to laugh |