# George Simpson — The Worst Journey in the World character guide

> George Simpson in The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Simpson, Dear Simpson

**First appearance:** 0003-the-worst-journey-in-the-world

## Snapshot

The expedition's meteorologist, whose forecasts and weather wisdom shadow every march across the ice, and whose absence from the polar party leaves Scott's men reading the sky alone.

## Who they are

Simpson is the quiet scientist of the Terra Nova, the man whose instruments and predictions shape when sledging parties can move and when they must sit tight. Cherry-Garrard addresses him as 'Dear Simpson' in the diary, a measure of the affection and reliance the younger men place on him. His forecasts carry weight precisely because so much of the story turns on weather that no one can control, making him the expedition's uneasy oracle.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_worst_journey_in_the_world_se/chapters/endnotes)

Cited in endnotes for meteorological reports and a note from Scott.

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