Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Before his famed second polar expedition, Scott and his men spent over two years conducting scientific experiments in that harsh environment. One such task saw three of his men set forth in the snow, facing the harshest of conditions and risking their lives and their sanity. Three adventurers faced the worst journey in the world to bring back Emperor penguin eggs which they hoped would prove an evolutionary link between reptiles and birds. (BBC)