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Discovery Expedition 1901-1904

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Tom Crean’s first expedition to Antarctica in which he served under Captain Scott.

Crean’s time on the Discovery Expedition 1901-1904 for a short time saw him become a world record holder who reached furthest South record.

On November 11, 1902, 25-year-old Tom Crean, on his first Antarctic expedition aboard Discovery, and a number of the depot-laying team, under the command of Lieutenant Michael Barne, achieved the prized record, when they passed the 78°50’S latitude previously reached by Carsten Borchgrevink, on 16th February 1900.

It was, however, short-lived when, just over a month later, Scott, Shackleton and Wilson extended the record to 82°11’S.

Tom Crean with the Southern Sledge Depot Party 1902

Of all the images of Tom Crean that I’ve posted over the years, the vast majority originate from his last two expeditions, Terra Nova and Endurance. They are the ones we’ve all become most familiar with – images such as that of Tom holding the puppies and the iconic image […]

Discovery Expedition 1901-1904

Tom Crean on Discovery expedition 1901-1904

Men from different classes who were a class Irish double act. There’s little doubt that song and humour played a vital part in the historic story of survival that brought about the greatest rescue in Polar history and that Tom Crean and Sir Ernest Shackleton were often centre-stage in providing […]

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