Ice pick carried by geologist on Captain Scott's South Pole expedition sells for £22,000 at Cambridge auction
The ice pick carried by geologist Frank Debenham (1883-1965) during the doomed Terra Nova British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13 sold for £22,000 (plus buyer’s premium) at Cheffins earlier this month. The estimate was just £200-400.
Debenham was a key member of the expedition, making extensive geological and topographical surveys…