Was never sure why Scott was romanticized for killing himself and his crew with gross negligence. I do feel the tug of ascetic adventure, though- the notion that you're strong/resourceful enough to make it out on your own without the benefits of modern technology is a difficult one to stamp out. Just in case. (Just in case what, you're renditioned from your suburban life, dropped in the middle of Siberia and abandoned to rediscover civilization?) It's also kind of stupid, though. Before the benefits of modern technology, people stuck together, because the rugged individualist got gobbled up or else leg-broke and terminally useless. So the idea of survival "on your own" is maybe laughably modern. Better to go backpacking with some friends for a couple days with plenty of well-designed stuff, then.