Roald Amundsen - Fram
Norwegian South Pole Expedition 1910 - 1911

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) - expedition leader, member of the south pole party on the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole

first mate - De Gerlache/Belgica 1897-99
expedition leader Gjøa / northwest passage 1903-06

A Norwegian Naval officer

A Norwegian Naval officer and expedition navigator.

A legendary figure in Norway at the time of the expedition after being Nansen's partner in 1895, sledging from the Fram to the farthest north record at that time. When not on expeditions Johansen was prone to alcoholism. Amundsen took Johansen at Nansen's request though he had personal reservations.

stoker - Nansen/Fram North Pole attempt 1893-96
sailor - De Gerlache/Belgica 1897-99

cook - Otto Sverdrup/Fram northwest Greenland, Arctic Ocean expedition 1898-1902
cook and handyman - Amundsen/Gjøa northwest passage expedition 1903-06

Olav Bjaaland, was probably the world's greatest living skier at the time. He came from the Telemark region of Norway where skiing was developed from a method of transportation into a sport.

At the time one the world's most talented (non Eskimo) dog drivers. Hanssen had his Mate's certificate and could navigate.

Amundsen/Gjoa northwest passage expedition 1903-06

Master dog driver. Navigator.

Otto Sverdrup/Fram northwest Greenland, Arctic Ocean expedition 1898-1902

Naval gunner, with whaling experience in the arctic. He also had his mate's certificate.

Ludvig Hansen -

Experienced in the Arctic. A skilled tin smith who made paraffin tanks for use on sledging journeys. Paraffin was used as fuel in the recently developed Primus stoves used on the expedition. It has a tendency to evaporate in dry climates (known as creep), screw capped tanks will not seal well enough to prevent this. One of Hansen's solder sealed tanks was found 50 years later with the contents still intact.

A skilled sail maker who did a lot of work on the tents for the expedition.

A master carpenter who had renovated Amundsen's house. For the expedition he was commissioned to build a prefabricated observation hut for the pack ice.

Andreas Beck -

Master Arctic ice pilot from the Tromsø area of northern Norway, with 20 years experience sailing in ice strewn waters.

A Swede and an employee of Diesels Moterer Co. of Stockholm Sweden, who helped design Fram's new engine.

Nödtvedt set up a black smith's shop on the deck of the Fram, and made parts for dog harnesses, ski bindings, etc.

Otto Sverdrup/Fram northwest Greenland, Arctic Ocean expedition 1898-1902

Russian student of oceanography working under professor Bjørn Helland-Hansen.

Youngest member of the expedition at only 20.

H. Kristensen - deck-hand and then 3rd engineer

Kristensen was trained for his position as third engineer during the voyage as Amundsen felt that the continuous watches by the first and second engineers while the motor was running was "... rather severe duty ..." and so another engineer was required.