For one man to have conquered the Northwest Passage, the North Magnetic Pole, and the South Pole is almost beyond imagination, yet Roald Amundsen ... sums up what Amundsen and his kind were ...

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 1905, during Roald Amundsen's first transit of the Northwest ... that could make up for his modest arctic experience. His parents worked in search and rescue, and he spent a lot of time ...

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 ...

However Dahl is just as famed for his whizzpopping way with words ... Dahl, born to Norwegian parents, was named after Roald Amundsen – aka the iconic Norwegian polar explorer.