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In 1912, Nobu Shirase, a Japanese explorer, attempted to become the first human to reach the South Pole, but gave up halfway. From that point, the modern-day explorer Masatatsu Abe pioneered a previously unexplored route and dreams of reaching the South Pole on foot alone. A challenge that transcends nearly 100 years. This work is based on the research of these two explorers. I have been friends with Masatatsu Abe for 15 years, since our university days. I was looking forward to his expedition, but due to the pandemic the expedition was postponed for two years. Seeing him still trying to carry it out, I started the production of this work. I wondered what was the reason for his insistence on the expedition to that extent. Explorers are often the focus of attention when they are on expeditions, and their daily lives and motivations are not often discussed. However, I think what is important is the fundamental part of why they go on expeditions in the first place. And when Abe motives were explored, a deep connection with Shirase was revealed. Shirase composed a waka, a short Japanese poem, as his farewell effort, "Study the treasures under the Antarctic and make use of them even after my death” What does he mean by 'treasure'? What motivates them to go on an expedition? I tried to visualize the motives and personalities of the explorers while also exploring the historical background of 100 years ago.