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. He vanished on a 1928 rescue mission.

The race to the South Pole was one of the most dangerous competitions in history, but it wasn’t just the freezing temperatures that made it deadly. In this video, we uncover the true story ...

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 ...

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 ...

Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat 114 years after polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole. Latest U.S.

On December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the geographic South Pole, part of a tragic race against Britain's Robert Scott who died of exhaustion and cold on the return ...