When Roald Amundsen set up his base camp in ... "and planted our flag on the geographical South Pole, King Haakon VII's plateau. Thank God!" Before leaving Polheim, as the men had dubbed their ...
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Why Getting to the South Pole Was Impossible
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 behind the ...
I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen ... we arrived at the South Pole. FATIMA: So you were the first to get there! ROBERT SCOTT: Well, no. We saw the Norwegian flag flying and realised ...
At approximately 3pm on December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen raised the flag of Norway at the South Pole, and naming the spot Polheim -- "Pole Home." He and his crew returned to their base camp on ...
In 1910, he sailed on the Terra Nova, determined to reach the South Pole this time. He achieved his goal in 1912, but Roald Amundsen beat him to it. Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get ...
Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.