 He was given leave of absence to accompany Robert Falcon Scott as surgeon and zoologist on his "Terra Nova" expedition.Levick photographed extensively throughout the expedition.Prevented by pack ice from embarking on the in February 1912, Levick and the other five members of the party (Victor L. A. Campbell, Raymond Priestley, George Abbott, Harry Dickason, and Frank Browning) were forced to overwinter on Inexpressible Island in a cramped ice cave.