Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsenwas a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910–12 which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911. In 1926, he was the first expedition leader for the air expedition to the North Pole...
NationalityNorwegian
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth16 July 1872
CityBorge, Norway
CountryNorway
Roald Amundsen quotes about
adventure planning expeditions
With sufficient planning, you can almost eliminate adventure from an expedition.
bags sudden-change made
The effect of the great and sudden change of altitude made itself felt at once; when I wanted to turn round in my bag, I had to do it a bit at a time, so as not to get out of breath.