PBS explains that Scott made it in January 1912 after overcoming a series of setbacks, only to learn his mission had been beaten there by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
A strong vision, with an unshakable belief in what you are doing, is the only way of overcoming the many setbacks and frustrations of creating a school.
During my visit, I met 23-year-old Lebo, a remarkable young South African woman who has struggled mightily to overcome setback after setback.
Juventus overcame the earliest of setbacks to defeat 10-man Milan 3-2 on Sunday and join Napoli in keeping the runaway Serie A leaders Roma in check.
Before he learned to follow his bliss, Cobbs had to overcome a series of setbacks that dogged him after his "Black Rage" success.
The prospect made it more difficult to keep campaign donations flowing, as he was already struggling to overcome a series of setbacks, including a flustered and apparently confused response two weeks ago to a question about American policy toward Libya.
A stray dugong on the NSW south coast has been successfully netted after the massive inter-agency effort to rescue it overcame a series of setbacks, and will be flown to Queensland by RAAF Hercules.
Chang Song-thaek, a party veteran and administrator, had overcome a number of setbacks to secure his position at the heart of the leadership.
"His impressive record as an international player, during which he successfully overcame a number of setbacks, combined with his recent record at the Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence and with the Australia team in Bangladesh, all impressed us that he was the outstanding candidate for this role.
But, overcoming these setbacks, the four rowed over the finishing line this morning.
