When Roald Amundsen set up his base camp in ... would win out and that death was heroic—a view that would be judged irresponsible today. "I am inspired by how Amundsen prepared his expeditions ...

For one man to have conquered the Northwest Passage, the North Magnetic Pole, and the South Pole is almost beyond imagination, yet Roald Amundsen accomplished all three in less than 10 years in ...

Roald Amundsen lived to experience other polar adventures ... the man whom Byrd chose as his pilot after the death of Floyd Bennett, made their successful, first-ever flight over the South ...

Dahl, born to Norwegian parents, was named after Roald Amundsen – aka the iconic Norwegian ... However, after the death of his father, Harald, and the departure of his nanny, Birgit Svenson ...

Roald Amundsen’s dream of reaching the North Pole haunts him throughout his life. He is obsessed with the idea of discovering the last unchartered lands of the world. While he wins the race ...

The "salute to adventurers" was fired by the coast artillery when the Norwegian naval auxiliary ship Fram left the Horten Admiralty base for Spitsbergen with Captain Roald Amundsen. On Saturday ...