Roald Amundsen - Part 10 - Life, Death and Legacy
In the final episode in our series on Amundsen, the last viking sets out on one final polar adventure - an attempt to rescue a man he hated - Umberto Nobile - after his dirigible crashed in the Arctic...
10 Helmi 202532min
Roald Amundsen - Part 9 - The Norge
In 1926, Roald Amundsen makes another attempt to cross the Arctic - this time in a dirigible - the Norge. The crossing will begin a rivalry with Italian airship designer Umberto Nobile - who designed ...
4 Helmi 202534min
Roald Amundsen - Part 8 - Flights of Fancy
In 1924 and 1925, Amundsen made two attempts to fly over the Arctic. One would be a humiliating disaster. The other would be a glorious disaster. Sponsor: Head to acorns.com/explorers or download th...
22 Tammi 202535min
Roald Amundsen - Part 7 - The Maud Expedition
Amundsen sets out in 1918 on his new ship, the Maud, to take part in polar drift. The hope is the drift will take the Maud all the way to the North Pole. Not much will go as planned. Sponsor: Head to...
14 Tammi 202538min
Roald Amundsen - Part 6 - Return from the South Pole
In part 6 of our series on Roald Amundsen, we wrap up the South Pole Expedition as Amundsen and his team goes from the South Pole to Framheim. From there, Amundsen heads to Australia to let the world ...
6 Tammi 202532min
Roald Amundsen - Part 5 - the South Pole (cont.)
Amundsen and his team survive the winter in Antarctica, then set out across the Ross Ice Shelf (aka the Great Ice Barrier), over the Transantarctic Mountains, and on to the South Pole. Will they be ab...
24 Joulu 202434min
Roald Amundsen - Part 4 - the South Pole
In 1910, Roald Amundsen and the Fram set off on what the world thought was an expedition to the Arctic. Instead, Amundsen sailed to Antarctica - his intention to make a run at the South Pole. It would...
11 Joulu 202443min
Roald Amundsen - Part 3 - The Gjøa Expedition (cont.)
Roald Amundsen makes a go for the Magnetic North Pole, then looks to complete the Northwest Passage - something he had dreamed about since he was 15 years old. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Ai...
3 Joulu 202434min
