Roald Amundsen didn’t rest on his laurels after reaching the South Pole. Following his famous expedition, he also traversed the icy Northeast Passage and attempted to make history at the North Pole.

Roald Amundsen and his 4-man team reached the South Pole, with the help of polar dogs, on 14 December 1911. The expedition, and particularly the dog-sled journey to the Pole, is described as daring ...

Amundsen was sometimes called the 'Last Viking' for his international expeditions, including being the first person to visit the South Pole. But why are his only bodily remains here?

Roald Amundsen was born in Borge, Norway, in July 1872 and raised in nearby Oslo. He spent his teen years living with his mother; his father died when Amundsen was 14 years old, and his older ...

Captain Roald Amundsen, South Pole discoverer, who was frustrated by airplane defects in his attempt to fly across the North Pole from Alaska last Summer (TIME, June 18, 25), will try again next ...

MR. MURRAY has produced in a singular attractive form a remarkably clear and readable translation by Mr. Chater of Captain Roald Amundsen's account of his expedition to the Antarctic regions in ...

The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition to attempt to ski to the Geographic South Pole, has selected three candidates for the coming November challenge, which coincides ...

1910-1913. The Terra Nova Expedition. A desperate race to conquer the South Pole. by Alex Q. Arbuckle (opens in a new tab) ...

CAPTAIN ROALD AMUNDSEN communicated the results of his journey to the south pole at a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on November 15, in the Queen's Hall. His expedition “landed” on ...

Roald Amundsen (pictured in 1912), a Norwegian, got to the South Pole 35 days ahead of Scott's team Members of Scott's expedition are seen standing in front of a tent during their journey to the ...