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Roald Amundsen Biography

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (/ˈɑːməndsən/; Norwegian: [ˈruːɑl ²ɑːmʉnsn̩]; 16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. As the leader of the Antarctic expedition of 1910–12, which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911, he was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. In 1926, he was the first expedition leader for the air expedition to the North Pole, making him the first person, without dispute, to reach both poles. He is also known as having the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage (1903–06) in the Arctic.

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A rich and varied menu is for people who have no work to do.

Food, People, Rich, Varied

With sufficient planning, you can almost eliminate adventure from an expedition.

Adventure, Eliminate, Expeditions, Planning

Everything is on a reduced scale here in the Polar regions; we can't afford to be extravagant.

Afford, Extravagant, Polar, Regions, Scale, Scales

We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South.

Grateful, Gratitude, Ice, Lands, Mists, Vessels

The English have loudly and openly told the world that skis and dogs are unusable in these regions and that fur clothes are rubbish. We shall see — we shall see.

Clothes, Dog, English, Fur, Loudly, World

The numerous people who imagine that a long stay in the Polar regions makes a man less susceptible of cold than other mortals are completely mistaken.

Completely, Long, Men, People, Polar, Susceptible

Victory awaits him who has everything in order - luck, people call it.

Luck, Order, People, Victory

Victory awaits him, who has everything in order - luck we call it. Defeat is definitely due for him, who has neglected to take the necessary precautions - bad luck we call it

Awaits, Luck, Order, Victory

I may say that this is the greatest factor: the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order, luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time, this is called bad luck.

Bad, Call, Order, People, Taken

The effect of the great and sudden change of altitude made itself felt at once; when I wanted to turn round in my bag, I had to do it a bit at a time, so as not to get out of breath.

Bags, Breath, Effect, Made, Sudden Change, Turn