Chapter

        The First Account
        Introduction, by Fridtjof Nansen
I. The History of the South Pole
II.  Plan and Preparations
III.  On the Way to the South
IV.  From Madeira to the Barrier
V. On the Barrier
VI.  Depot Journeys
VII.  Preparing for Winter
VIII.  A Day at Framheim
IX.  The End of the Winter
X. The Start for the Pole
XI.  Through the Mountains
XII.  At the Pole
XIII.  The Return to Framheim
XIV.  Northward
XV.  The Eastern Sledge Journey
        By Lieutenant K. Prestrud
XVI.  The Voyage of the “Fram”
        By First-Lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen
        I. From Norway to the Barrier
        II.  Off the Barrier
        III.  From the Bay of Whales to Buenos Aires
        IV.  The Oceanographical Cruise
        V. At Buenos Aires
        VI.  From Buenos Aires to the Ross Barrier
        VII.  From the Barrier to Buenos Aires, Via Hobart
Appendix I :  The “Fram”
        By Commodore Christian Blom
Appendix II. :  Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at
        Framheim
        By B. J. Birkeland
Appendix III:  Geology
        By J. Schetelig
Appendix IV.:  The Astronomical Observations at the Pole
        By A. Alexander, with Note by Professor H. Geelmuyden
Appendix V.:  Oceanography
        By Professors Bjorn Helland-Hansen and Fridtjof Nansen

List of Illustrations

Roald Amundsen
Approximate Bird’s-eye View, Drawn from the First Telegraphic Account
Reproduced by permission of the Daily Chronicle
The Opening of Roald Amundsen’s Manuscript
Helmer Hanssen, Ice Pilot, a Member of the Polar Party
The “Fram’s” Pigsty
The Pig’s Toilet
Hoisting the Flag
A Patient
Some Members of the Expedition
Sverre Hassel
Oscar Wisting
In the North-east Trades
In the Rigging
Taking an Observation
Ronne Felt Safer when the Dogs were Muzzled
Starboard Watch on the Bridge
Olav Bjaaland, a Member of the Polar Party 136
In the Absence of Lady Partners, Ronne Takes a Turn with the Dogs
An Albatross
In Warmer Regions
A Fresh Breeze in the West Wind Belt
The Propeller Lifted in the Westerlies
The “Fram’s” Saloon Decorated for Christmas Eve
Ronne at a Sailor’s Job
The “Fram” In Drift-ice
Drift-ice in Ross Sea
A Clever Method of Landing
The “Fram” under Sail
Cape Man’s Head on the Barrier
Seal-hunting
The “Fram”
The Crew of the “Fram” in the Bay of Whales
The “Fram” in the Bay of Whales
The First Dog-camp
Digging the Foundations of Framheim
Building the Hut
Unloading the Six Sledge-drivers
Polar Transport
Penguins
The Provision Store
Framheim, January, 1911
Suggen, Arne, and the Colonel