19th of October
Historical
Antarctic Pictures and Events
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian South Pole Expedition on the ship Fram, 1910 - 1912.
1911 - Amundsen leaves Framheim on his second attempt to reach the South Pole before Scott and his party. There are 5 men, 4 sledges and 52 dogs, it will take them 56 days to reach the pole and 38 days to return.
-
"At last we have got away, Amundsen, Hanssen, Wisting, Hassel, Bjaaland, four
sledges and 52 dogs. The sledges are light our supplies
are at 80°S, we sit astride the sledges and flourish
our whips with a jaunty air. Prestrud turning the crank
on the cinematograph as we pass."
