table of Contents The Secret Plan To the Pole The Final Push Homeward Bound More About Roald Amundsen and Polar Exploration Glossary To Learn More Index 4 8 14 18 22 23 24 24 Orange text identifies historical quotes
the secret plan August 9 1910 The Fram sets sail from Kristiansand Norway Captain Roald Amundsen plans to lead the first expedition to the South Pole Nothing else remains for me to do than try to solve the last great question the South Pole For years Amundsen wanted to be the first to the North Pole But by 1909 two explorers had claimed to have already reached it So he turned his sights to Antarctica Amundsen put together a crew of 18 men and about 100 dogs for his trip His team includes the best skiers dog mushers and explorers of the time 4
Only six other people know Amundsen is heading to the South Pole He fears he will lose the money he needs for the trip if his plans are public Even most of the crew thinks they are going to the North Pole My country would surely try to stop me if they knew my real plans Meanwhile British explorer Robert Scott prepares for his own expedition to the South Pole He plans to use horses and new motorized sledges on his journey Scott has no idea of Amundsen’s plans The Pole will be mine by next December 5
