From a young age, Roald Amundsen dreamed of exploring the world and habitually slept with his windows open — even during ...

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 ...

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.