Ronald Amundsen
“Amundsen set out on his most famous adventure in 1910: his race to the geographic South Pole against a British team led by Robert Falcon Scott. His initial idea was to go to the geographic North Pole, but on hearing that the United States expedition led by Robert Peary had reached it first, he switched his attentions to the Antarctic instead. His base camp was established close to the Ross Ice Shelf, at the Bay of Whales. Relying heavily on dog sleds, Amundsen’s party reached the pole on December 14th, 1911, a few weeks ahead of Scott’s expedition. On their return to base camp, they had traveled 1,860 miles in under 100 days“
Robert Falcon Scott
1911-10-24 Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition leaves Cape Evans for South Pole