1 0 0 ▁First ▁ever ▁Scottish ▁Ex ped ition ▁to ▁South ▁P ole ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁– ▁a ▁century ▁after ▁a ▁historic ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁William ▁Spe irs ▁Bruce , ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁" unknown " ▁expl orer , ▁who ▁Craig ▁Math ies on ▁views ▁as ▁" tr uly ▁the ▁greatest ▁polar ▁expl orer ▁of ▁all ▁time ". ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁– ▁T ogether ▁to ▁the ▁P ole ▁– ▁a ▁Polish ▁four - man ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁Mare k ▁K ami ński , ▁with ▁Jan ▁M ela ▁( a ▁te en age ▁double ▁am put ee , ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁reached ▁also ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ) ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁– ▁Chile an ▁South ▁P ole ▁Ex ped ition . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁– ▁Tang ra ▁ 2 0 0 4 / 0 5 ▁created ▁Camp ▁Academia . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁– ▁Ice ▁Ch allen ger ▁Ex ped ition ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁P ole ▁in ▁a ▁six - w he e led ▁vehicle . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6 ▁– ▁Spanish ▁Trans - Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition , ▁led ▁by ▁Ram on ▁Lar ram endi , ▁reached ▁the ▁Southern ▁P ole ▁of ▁In access ibility ▁using ▁k ite - s led s . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Hann ah ▁Mc Ke and ▁sets ▁coast - to - pole