The exhibition Race to the End of the Earth, taking place this summer at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, tells the remarkable story of two attempts a century ago to become the first team to reach the South Pole. After others claimed to have reached the North Pole in 1909, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and British Royal Navy Captain Robert Falcon Scott undertook simultaneous Antarctic expeditions in 1911–12.

For both men, it was not their first trip to the continent — but it would be their last. “The explorers went with a sense of bravado and this focus on adventure, exploration, and science,” said the Royal BC Museum’s Jana Stefan, who spent several months in Antarctica working to preserve the remains of the expeditions.

Listen to our interview with Stefan. And, for more about the exhibition, visit the Royal BC Museum. Images shown here are courtesy of the museum.