14th of September
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events


Roald Amundsen, Norwegian South Pole Expedition on the ship Fram, 1910 - 1912.

1911 - Amundsen:

"-56C (-69F), reached a depot laid the previous summer 46 miles out from Framheim, after a cup of Horlick's the group turned back for home due to the extreme cold and dangers of proceeding in such conditions. Difficult going, but the sledges could now be lightened."