He returned to the ice months later to bury Scott. His astonishing 56km trek to save the life of Lt Evans is the finest act of individual heroism in the history of exploration. Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary said he was a 'great man of immense strength and endurance and afraid of very little'.Ĭrean was among the last to see Scott alive a few miles from the Pole in 1912. He spent longer on the ice than either and outlived them both. He was among the few men who served with both Captain Robert Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton. Tom Crean was the indestructible farmer's son from Kerry who sailed on three major expeditions to the unknown Antarctic over a century ago. Print An Unsung Hero - Tom Crean: Antarctic Survivor - 20th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
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