Few explorers in history can claim to have achieved as much as Roald Amundsen. The Norwegian adventurer is exceptionally noteworthy and is largely considered one of the greatest polar explorers in history. He rose to prominence during a time of great discovery, and he certainly made his mark.
But Amundsen's life was anything but easy. Despite being born into a privileged family, his desire to set out into the unknown was fraught with danger and peril. And in the end, it is this desire that claimed his life. Intrigued? Click on to know more about the man who traveled to the ends of the Earth.