gonetoearth 5,144 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Re doing the boat journy fook they were hard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huan72 687 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 When you think these men and others like them did all this without all the modern light weight, breathable gear that's available now............and the fact that if it went wrong they were totally on their own. Must have been real "hard" men, in the true meaning of the word Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'll say they were hard men..................... On Capt. Scott's final trip, one of his men,Tom Crean (one of my heroes!) walked for 18 hours, alone and non-stop, thigh-deep in snow, through an Antarctic blizzard to fetch help for an injured comrade......covering almost 40 miles !! He carried no food, equipment or means of navigation and yet somehow, he made it ! A few days later, they found 2 squares of chocolate in his coat pocket - he said he was saving it for an emergency ! What a man! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huan72 687 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'll say they were hard men..................... On Capt. Scott's final trip, one of his men,Tom Crean (one of my heroes!) walked for 18 hours, alone and non-stop, thigh-deep in snow, through an Antarctic blizzard to fetch help for an injured comrade......covering almost 40 miles !! He carried no food, equipment or means of navigation and yet somehow, he made it ! A few days later, they found 2 squares of chocolate in his coat pocket - he said he was saving it for an emergency ! What a man! tom.jpg What a man indeed. Any man can reach a certain physical condition but I think what sets these men apart is their mental toughness.............................a different breed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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