  Polar historians and enthusiasts are aware that toward the end of March 1912,
Captain Robert F. Scott reported in his journal a meteorological event, which
was extraordinary as far as its length and strength was concerned. This event
was the gale which according to Captain Scott, lasted nine/ten days. Were the
laws of physics suspended at the end of March 1912 in the Antarctic? I have
shown that the near surface winds in the Antarctic are self-organized
critically and that the winds over the continent form an ergodic system. I have
presented an analysis of wind events in the proximity of Captain Scott's camp
and at Ross Island. By comparing wind events at these locations, and performing
an analysis of a gale's wind duration and strength at One Ton Dep\^ot, I
concluded that Captain Scott's wind record was highly inaccurate. I concluded
that the nine/ten day gale described by Captain Scott, that lasted from March
21 to 29, did not take place. This result combined with my previous analysis of
Captain Scott's temperature record, shows that two black swan meteorological
events: February 27-March 19, 1912 - Extreme Cold Snap and March 21-29, 1912 -
Never Ending Gale reported by Captain Scott, did not take place. Therefore, I
conclude that the deaths of Scott, Wilson and Bowers were a matter of choice
rather than chance.

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