1910
Terra Nova Dog Team Appointment
Girev joins the expedition as a dog driver after travelling from Siberia to New Zealand to meet Terra Nova.
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Ponies, Dogs, Skis and Motor Sledges
The expedition's mixed transport strategy. This page combines historical context with 8 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Terra Nova archive.
Historical context
Ponies, Dogs, Skis and Motor Sledges: overview and significance
What happened?
Terra Nova carried ponies, dogs, motor sledges and ski equipment. Specialists including Lawrence Oates, Cecil Meares, Bernard Day and Tryggve Gran were recruited to manage the different transport systems.
Why was it important?
Transport choices became central to later discussion of the expedition. Mechanical, animal and man-hauling methods each had strengths and limitations in Antarctic conditions.
World History Database records
Ponies, Dogs, Skis and Motor Sledges timeline
The records below are selected from the 89-record Terra Nova archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1910
1910
Terra Nova Expedition Appointment
Joins Scott's expedition as an animal transport specialist.
1910
Terra Nova Expedition Appointment
Lawrence Oates accompanies Scott's Terra Nova expedition and takes responsibility for the ponies used during the planned southern journey.
1910
Terra Nova Expedition Appointment
Joins Scott's expedition with responsibility for ponies.
1910
Terra Nova Motor Tractor Preparation
Day prepares the expedition's motor tractors and associated equipment for experimental mechanical hauling on the Ross Ice Shelf.
1910
Terra Nova Ski Programme
Gran joins as ski expert, adding Norwegian skiing experience to an expedition that expects extensive travel over snow and ice.
1911
1911 25th May
Terra Nova Pony Management
Oates oversees the ponies at Cape Evans, monitoring their condition and exercising animals intended for the southern journey.
1911
Motor Sledge Responsibility
On Scott's second expedition in Terra Nova in 1911-1913, Lashly was initially in charge of one of the expedition's two motor sledges which were to haul supplies southward in support of the polar party.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Terra Nova records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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