Roald Amundsen

This fall, two teams will recreate explorers Robert F. Scott and Roald Amundsen's race to the South Pole 100 years ago, with Prince William serving as official patron.

The Gentleman Adventurer Darrell Hartman 2011

Corbis Explorer Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, wore a fur parka on a visit to Virginia.

Cold-Weather Daredevils 2011

He tells unsettling tales of human-bear encounters, including one that the great Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen survived only because his dog got involved.

Two books on the Arctic Post 2011

On Monday, Mr. Nilson planned to return to Stockholm, then it was off to Geneva where Zenith is unveiling a watch in his honor that also celebrates the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's South Pole journey.

On a Trek to the Poles Marshall Heyman 2011

He tells unsettling tales of human-bear encounters, including one that the great Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen survived only because his dog got involved.

Two books on the Arctic Post 2011

I remember what the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen once said about being alone in the Arctic: The country here is one single glacier.

The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

When Lynne Cox was 15, a friend told her about Roald Amundsen, who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole.

In Brief: Adventure Michael J. Ybarra 2011

In the end, Roald Amundsen's name is planted - along with Norway's flag - as the innovating pioneer who first reached the South Pole.

Robert F. Brands: Innovation + Best Practices Win Race to South Pole - and Business Improvement Robert F. Brands 2011

When news came that Roald Amundsen was aiming to take the pole for Norway, there was outrage.

Scott of the Antarctic: hero or buffoon? 2011

Ammons has taken some wild journeys—Outside magazine compared his harrowing solo run on Canada's Stikine River with Roald Amundsen's sledding to the South Pole.

Outdoor Adventures Michael J. Ybarra 2011