Wisting

We went in the usual order -- the forerunner, Hanssen, Wisting, Bjaaland, and the reserve forerunner.

The South Pole~ At the Pole 2009

To carry out this work I had chosen Wisting, Hassel, and Bjaaland.

The South Pole~ At the Pole 2009

Hassel and Wisting used one sextant and artificial horizon, Hanssen and I the other set.

The South Pole~ At the Pole 2009

A little way after Bjaaland came Hassel, then Hanssen, then Wisting, and I followed a good way behind.

The South Pole~ At the Pole 2009

It was Wisting, Hanssen, and I who had suffered the worst damage in the last south-east blizzard; the left side of our faces was one mass of sore, bathed in matter and serum.

The South Pole~ At the Pole 2009

Wisting proved to be a first-class engraver, and many were the articles he had to mark.

The South Pole~ At the Pole 2009

Second start to pole with five men (Amundsen, Bjaaland, Hanssen, Hassel, and Wisting), four sledges, and 52 dogs (13 per sledge) and provisions for four months.

Chronology of Amundsen and Scott Expeditions 2009

Bjaaland, Hassell, and Wisting trek 121/2 miles in three directions to "encircle" the pole area and set up markers (spare sledge runners).

Chronology of Amundsen and Scott Expeditions 2009

Begin to move between the Helland-Hansen Shoulder and Mounts Hansen, Wisting, Hassel, and Bjaaland. - reach 86°S - establish depot with six days supplies.

Chronology of Amundsen and Scott Expeditions 2009

When I produced my pipe and was about to mark it, I received an unexpected gift Wisting offered me tobacco for the rest of the journey.

The South Pole~ At the Pole 2009