This is the true story of two men, deadly rivals, who tried to be the first to reach the wind-blasted, icy South Pole in 1911-1912. It is an awesome journey to make but Englishman Robert Scott and Norwegian Roald Amundsen are driven men. As their parallel stories are told, based on evidence in diaries and letters, you come to understand the problems they experienced, the strain of trying to even survive in such inhospitable of physical conditions: sub-zero temperatures with limited nutrition, primitive protective clothing and cramped living conditions. Each of the men and their parties face the challenge in different ways and only one can win. ( )