I saw an interesting but sad news story, revealing the end of a mystery which has no doubt been heartbreaking for those who were concerned with it. I grew up with tales of Scott of the Antarctic, a hero explorer who ultimately ended his life in a bid to explore the most southernmost continent in the world and be the first to find the South Pole. He’s a more controversial figure now but as a child I lived in Cambridge where the The Scott Polar Research Institute was founded in 1921 in honour of Captain Scott – Robert Falcon Scott. I cycled past it every day on the way to school, always aware of the history and glancing at the statue of his young son (the naturalist, Peter Scott). Robert Scott was feted as a hero, having led that unsuccessful attempt to become the first person to reach to the South Pole, however, in modern times, he and his exploits have become more controversial. There was a famous and popular film made in 1948, ‘Scott of the Antarctic’, which brought his story to a younger generation, fifty years after his death. From those films, media stories, newspaper and magazine articles, I always had an interest in – but no desire to go to Antarctica, and when we visited Tasmania several years ago, one of the most interesting museums we visited was Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum.
On the BBC news website today was this story, of the remains being found from a 1959 expedition, of a young British scientist and explorer who died, his body not recovered after he fell into a crevasse.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g034yx4gjo
Dennis Bell who was always known as “Tink”, died on 26th July 1959, after falling into the crevasse in a glacier at Admiralty Bay on King George Island. It must have been a horrifying experience for the others to see him killed before their eyes, and unable to recover him either. His poor family were devastated, of course, but now at last he can be laid to rest, and his life celebrated. Now, sixty-six years later, his brother and sister, David and Valerie, can at last properly say goodbye to him.
https://www.antarctic-monument.org/those-who-did-not-return/dennis-bell
Lois Elsden 
Hi Lois
Not only was Scott extremely ill-prepared, but British arrogance also played a role in his failure to learn from the Inuit, unlike Amundsen. Unlike Shackleton, he was willing to sacrifice the lives of his men for his own glory. We find Scott more suited to the role of anti-hero.
But we love the museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge.
The Fab Four of Cley
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Hi Klausbernd, greetings from the somewhat cloudy southwest, warm but pleasant here – I hope it’s not too steamy in the east!
Yes, I completely agree about Scott, a ghastly man – unlike Amundsen, a real hero! I remember my dad talking about Scott – exactly what you’ve said, arrogant, and really quite horrible. My dad was born seven years after the expedition, a couple of years before the Polar research Institute was established. Next time I visit Cambridge, I must go there – I haven’t been since I was a child.
My dad was a scientist, and he worked for many years at the Low Temperature Research Station in Cambridge – looking at the effects of freezing on meat and other products.
Best wishes to you all for a lovely day!!
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Thank you very much, dear Lois 🙏🙏
The Fab Flour of Cley:-) 🙂 🙂 🙂
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