The North West Passage, vol. 1

Nordvestpassasjen #1

by Roald Amundsen

From an early age Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was determined to be an explorer. Having gained valuable experience on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-9), he resolved to conquer the North-West Passage. After three years, using a small fishing vessel, the Gjoa, and only six crew, Amundsen succeeded in reaching Nome, Alaska.

Volume 1 describes how the ship was chosen and its departure from Norway in June 1903. The men spent two winters on King William Island, learning much about survival from the local Inuit. The observatory they established collected magnetic data for almost two years as well as meteorological data, both of which added greatly to existing Arctic knowledge. Sledge journeys ascertained that the position of the North Magnetic Pole had changed little for more than seventy years.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

366 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1907

About the author

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was Norwegian explorer, first man to reach the South Pole (1911).

Roald Amundsen first navigated completely Amundsen Gulf, an inlet, opening of the Arctic Ocean in Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Beaufort Sea, during his expedition of 1903 to 1906 to the region.

A Norwegian expedition explored and named Amundsen Sea, an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, in the late 1920s.

At the turn of the late 19th century, Amundsen led the expedition successfully to traverse the Northwest Passage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_A...

Reviews

[Bard Reian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amundsen har en meget god fortellerstemme. Denne er absolutt verd å lese. Spesielt interessant å høre om Gjøa-mannskapets opplevelser av eskimoene.

[Kačenka Schlosser · Rating 4 out of 5]

Detailed description of the journey and Eskimos. I was surprised how easy to read the book was. Pleasure to see how determined people were before and how they kept their common senses and high standards even in these conditions.

[Ela Bělíková · Rating 5 out of 5]

Successful grandpa

[Leila Danielsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really my style of book, but interesting none-the-less. I found some parts a little tedious and other parts that could've used more elaboration were a bit lacking. But in general, it was a good book. It would be interesting to hear from some of the others on the expedition, however, as I understand not all opinions were aligned.