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.

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.

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.

I’m Robert Falcon Scott. I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, also wanted to get their first.

Karen Kylleso completed the feat late Monday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole. Born on May 9, 2003, she covered the 1 ...

Pictured is a view of the South Pole. Photo by NOAA on Unsplash Karen Kyllesø accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald ...

I’m Robert Falcon Scott. I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, also wanted to get their first.

To tie the whole thing together, Kyllesø reached the geographic South Pole on January 14, exactly 114 years after "Norwegian polar hero," Roald Amundsen became the first person to hoist the ...

Before Karen Kyllesø, the record holder for the youngest person to reach the South Pole was Pierre Hedan, who achieved this record in January 2024 at the age of 26.