Roald Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting at the South Pole, 14th December 1911. The photo was taken by the fifth member of the Polar party, Olav Bjaaland.
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I’ll have to send this to my husband, Mr. Armchair Polar Explorer. His favorite quote of Amundsen gets used frequently – “Adventure is just poor planning.”
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Its amazing what the early explorers achieve with so little equipment and lack of mapping.
There are so little places left that have been untapped.LikeLike
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Goodness, Matt, you make it sound as though it was the Dark Ages!
Amundsen had skis, reindeer-skin clothing, compasses, thermometers, sledgemeter, a sextant, tent with sewn-in groundsheet, a Primus stove, etc. — obviously all of the equipment he needed.
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