This is a first hand account of the first successful expedition to the South Pole, written by the leader Roald Amundsen. It constructs the character of the expedition and provides insight into Amundsen's philosophy of exploration and his own professionalism, in the age of the amateur explorer.
- The First Account
- Introduction
- CHAPTER I: The History of the South Pole[2]
- CHAPTER II: Plan and Preparations
- CHAPTER III: On the Way to the South
- CHAPTER IV: From Madeira to the Barrier
- CHAPTER V: On the Barrier
- CHAPTER VI: Depot Journeys
- CHAPTER VII: Preparing for Winter
- CHAPTER VIII: A Day at Framheim
- CHAPTER IX: The End of the Winter
- NOTES
- [1] — Fram means "forward," "out of," "through." — Tr.
- [2] — This retrospective chapter has here been greatly condensed, as the ground is already covered, for English readers, by Dr. H. R. Mill's "The Siege of the South Pole," Sir Ernest Shackleton's "The Heart of the Antarctic," and other works. — Tr.
- [3] — Anniversary of the dissolution of the Union with Sweden. — Tr.
- [4] — Daengealso means "thrash." — Tr.
- [5] — Unless otherwise stated, "miles" means English statute miles. — Tr.
- [6] — A language based on that of the country districts, as opposed to the literary language, which is practically the same as Danish. The maal is more closely related to Old Norse. — Tr.
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