In the early hours of May 12, 1926, the navigator of the Norge cried “Here we are!” The airship had reached the North Pole.

They had lost the race to the South Pole to Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team. Amundsen made it to the southernmost point on the planet about a month before Scott and his crew.

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Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.

Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.

Named after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is the southernmost year-round research station in the world and operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation.