Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions
Between December 1911 and January 1912, both Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole within five weeks of each other. But while Scott and his four companions died on the return journey, Amundsen's party managed to reach the geographic south pole first and subsequently return to their base camp at Framheim without loss of human life, suggesting that they were better prepared for the expedition. The contrasting fates of the two teams seeking the same prize at the same time invites comparison.
William Lashly by a motor sledge in November 1911.
Terra Nova's sled dogs.
The ponies in the stable, March 28th 1911.
Amundsen on skis, March 7, 1909.
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Amundsen c. 1923
RV Belgica frozen in the ice, 1898
Amundsen c. 1908
Norwegian flag at the South Pole