Roald Amundsen was one of the greatest arctic explorers in history, being the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, the first to the South Pole and the first to the North Pole. Find out his beginnings in this episode! Sources: Brown, Stephen. The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen. Douglas & McIntyre, 2012. Cameron, Garth James. From Pole to Pole. Pen and Sword, 2022. Huntford, Roland. Race for the South Pole: The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. Continuum, 2011. Sancton, Julian. Madhouse at the End of the Earth. Crown, 2021.