The Worst Journey in the World
As Apsley Cherry-Garrard states in his introduction to the  harrowing story of the Scott expedition to the South Pole, "Polar  Exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a  bad time which has been devised." Cherry-Garrard'sThe Worst  Journey in the Worldis a gripping account of an expedition gone  disastrously wrong. The youngest member of Scott's team, the author was  later part of the rescue party that eventually found the frozen bodies  of Scott and three men who had accompanied Scott on the final push to  the Pole. These deaths would haunt Cherry-Garrard for the rest of his  life as he questioned the decisions he had made and the actions he had  taken in the days leading up to the Polar Party's demise.Prior to this sad denouement, Cherry-Garrard's account is filled  with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience  in a harsh environment. Each participant in the Scott expedition is  brought fully to life. Cherry-Garrard's recollections are supported by  diary excerpts and accounts from other teammates. Despite the sad fate  of Scott, the reader will grudgingly agree with the closing words ofThe Worst Journey in the World: "Exploration is the  physical expression of the Intellectual Passion. And I tell you, if you  have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical  expression, go out and explore.... If you march your Winter Journeys you  will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's  egg."--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.