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Description: | A view across the icy sea towards the cliffs near Hut Point, Ross Island, where George Vince, an Able Seaman from the Discovery (1901), fell to his death on Tuesday 11 March. He had been part of a group of nine sent to Cape Crozier. However, as there were only snow shoes for three, the rest turned back. This group of six under Barne's command was caught in a blizzard near Castle Rock returning to the ship. They slid down a slope only for Wild to discover it ended in a cliff. Vince shot past and over the edge.
Shackleton went out a few days later in one of the ship's boats to search for Vince, followed afterwards by the Discovery (1901).
This photograph was published in the Illustrated London News, 4 July 1903.
Ann Savours: The Voyages of Discovery (Virgin Books, 1992).
Charles Turley: The Voyages of Captain Scott Retold from 'The Voyage of the "Discovery"' and 'Scott's Last Expedition' [E-book]
"Scenes of Danger, Adventure, and Scientific Observation." Illustrated London News [London, England] 4 July 1903: n.p | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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