Roald Amundsen wrote the account of his expedition of five Norwegians first to reach The South Pole on December 14, 1911.
The book is available for free here- The South Pole by Roald Amundsen
To describe the march to the Pole in a few words- it was brutal. Five men in the fiercest part of the world, with no electronic communications relying upon DR and Sun sights to reach The South Pole!
Not to spoil the book for you; since they were in meta incognita, they had certain procedures to insure their survival and safe return to Framheim (their base in The Bay of Whales).
The book is very enjoyable reading and there are no discouraging words.
History presents too much of the Scott expedition. It has been said that though Amundsen was the victor, Scott was the martyr. Martyrs are remembered- victors are often forgotten.
I uploaded the 1911 Nautical Almanac which also contains the letter and English translation Amundsen had left at The South Pole, which Scott found, addressed to King Haakon VII of Norway. Scott and his team perished on their return trip but the letter was found with him when he and his comrades were found a nine months later.
The 1911 Nautical Almanac on our site is dedicated to the greatest explorer of the 20th century- Roald Amundsen.
The book is available for free here- The South Pole by Roald Amundsen
To describe the march to the Pole in a few words- it was brutal. Five men in the fiercest part of the world, with no electronic communications relying upon DR and Sun sights to reach The South Pole!
Not to spoil the book for you; since they were in meta incognita, they had certain procedures to insure their survival and safe return to Framheim (their base in The Bay of Whales).
The book is very enjoyable reading and there are no discouraging words.
History presents too much of the Scott expedition. It has been said that though Amundsen was the victor, Scott was the martyr. Martyrs are remembered- victors are often forgotten.
I uploaded the 1911 Nautical Almanac which also contains the letter and English translation Amundsen had left at The South Pole, which Scott found, addressed to King Haakon VII of Norway. Scott and his team perished on their return trip but the letter was found with him when he and his comrades were found a nine months later.
The 1911 Nautical Almanac on our site is dedicated to the greatest explorer of the 20th century- Roald Amundsen.