We are now ready to face the harsh environment of Antarctica early in 2012 and hopefully we will live up to Scott's epic legacy.” The team has now completed all their training. The final event ...

which appointed him to command the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. The expedition - which included Ernest Shackleton - reached further south than anyone before them and Scott returned ...

and believe it belonged to British explorer Robert Falcon Scott - known as Scott of the Antarctic. Although the tin was rusted, the team said the cake was in "excellent condition" and smelled edible.

The Foreign Office Minister hosted a reception for the descendents of Captain Scott and the other members of the expedition, modern-day explorers, the international Antarctic community and world ...