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Improvised sounding tackle, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911, beating Captain Scott's British expedition by 35 days. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram', 1910-12, Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen.