When Roald Amundsen set up his base camp in ... dogs that had been affectionately named and treated as companions. At root, though, the contrast between Amundsen and Scott is not about details ...

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 Engebreth Gravning Amundsen of Norway took pride in being referred to as "the last of the Vikings." A powerfully built man of over six feet in height, Amundsen was born into a family of ...

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 ...