Was Scott Of The Antarctic So Wrong?

rm-r writes: "The commonly held view, amongst scientists and the public, is that British explorer Scott of the Antarctic was hideously under-prepared for the expedition which claimed his and most of his crew's life. However, new evidence presented here suggests that he wasn't all that bad. Suggests that he was perfectly prepared for *normal* conditions but was caught out by an extreme cold spell, a lesson here for all of us whatever our technical/scientific pursuits -- Be prepared ..." That is, "an extreme cold spell" for the Antarctic, not for, say, Brisbane.