The South Pole, Volume 2

By Amundsen, Roald

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Title:	The South Pole, Volume 2
Author:	Amundsen, Roald
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
Collections:	Blackmask Online Collection
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Excerpt: CHAPTER X. The Start for the Pole At last we got away, on October 19. The weather for the past few days had not been altogether reliable; now windy, now calm ? now snowing, now clear: regular spring weather, in other words. That day it continued The South Pole, Volume 2 1 unsettled; it was misty and thick in the morning, and did not promise well for the day, but by 9.30 there was a light breeze from the east, and at the same time it cleared. There was no need for a prolonged inquiry into the sentiments of the party. What do you think? Shall we start?? ? Yes, of course. Let?s be jogging on.? There was only one opinion about it. Our coursers were harnessed in a jiffy, and with a little nod ? as much as to say, ?See you to?morrow? ? we were off. I don?t believe Lindstrom even came out of doors to see us start. ?Such an everyday affair: what?s the use of making a fuss about it?? There were five of us ? Hanssen, Wisting, Hassel, Bjaaland, and myself. We had four sledges, with thirteen dogs to each. At the start our sledges were very light, as we were only taking supplies for the trip to 80[degree] S., where all our cases were waiting for us; we could therefore sit on the sledges and flourish our whips with a jaunty air. I sat astride on Wisting?s sledge, and anyone who had seen us would no doubt have thought a Polar journey looked very inviting.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: The South Pole, Volume 2, 1 -- Roald Amundsen, 1 -- Chapter X. The Start for the Pole, 1 -- Chapter XI. Through the Mountains, 14 -- Chapter XII. At the Pole, 33 -- Chapter XIII. The Return to Framheim, 42 -- Chapter XIV. Northward, 54 -- Chapter XV. The Eastern Sledge Journey, 63 -- Chapter XVI. The Voyage of the Fram, 87 -- Chapter I. The Fram, 112 -- Chapter II. Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim, 119 -- Chapter III. Geology, 126 -- Chapter IV. The Astronomical Observations at the Pole, 127 -- Chapter V. Oceanography, 129