Prestrud

The order of our march was as follows: Prestrud first on ski, to show the direction and encourage the dogs.

The South Pole~ Depot Journeys 2009

The weight they started with from 80ºS. was that of the sledge, 165 pounds; Prestrud, 176 pounds; and myself, 182 pounds.

The South Pole~ Depot Journeys 2009

Down on the sea-ice stood Prestrud with the cinematograph, turning the crank as fast as he could go as we went past.

The South Pole~ The Start for the Pole 2009

Prestrud kept an eye on the sledge-meter, and sang out at every half-kilometre, while at the same time I stuck a dried fish into the snow.

The South Pole~ Depot Journeys 2009

Prestrud had both his heels frozen, one slightly, the other more severely, though, so far as I could determine, not so badly as the other two.

The South Pole~ The End of the Winter 2009

I left it to Prestrud himself to fix the departure of the party he was to lead; there was no such hurry for them -- they could take things more easily.

The South Pole~ The End of the Winter 2009

Another very good proof seems to be afforded by the large theodolite that Prestrud used.

The South Pole~ The End of the Winter 2009

An important addition to Amundsen's expedition to the Pole is the sledge journey of Lieutenant Prestrud and his two companions eastward to the unknown King Edward VII.

The South Pole~ Introduction by Fridtjof Nansen 2009

This party was composed of Prestrud, Stubberud, and Johansen, under the leadership of the first-named.

The South Pole~ The End of the Winter 2009

In order to relieve his difficult situation, I resolved, shortly before leaving Christiansand, to inform Lieutenants Prestrud and Gjertsen of the true state of affairs.

The South Pole~ On the Way to the South 2009