# It's 100 years today since Amundsen reached the South Pole

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**Created:** [December 13, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-years-today-since-amundsen-reached-the-south-pole/606097 "2011-12-13T22:45:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-years-today-since-amundsen-reached-the-south-pole/606097/1 "2011-12-13T22:45:52Z")

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[Link](http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6134634/Amundsen-still-in-pole-position-100-years-on)

He and his team made it to the Pole on 14 December 1911.

I’m sure the celebrations there today will be enthusiastic.

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**Author:** ![studmuffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@studmuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/studmuffin)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-years-today-since-amundsen-reached-the-south-pole/606097/2 "2011-12-14T19:14:40Z")

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> [@Cunctator](#):
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> [Link](http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6134634/Amundsen-still-in-pole-position-100-years-on)
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> He and his team made it to the Pole on 14 December 1911.

Not forgetting the 45 dogs who transported the unsporting, cheating, Scandic scoundrels :eek:  
[Poor loser Brit with a long memory]

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-years-today-since-amundsen-reached-the-south-pole/606097/3 "2011-12-14T21:35:06Z")

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Pretty sad to reflect that nobody remembers Amundsen-who brought his crew back alive.  
While Scott killed himself and his crew, becase he would not follow sound advice.

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**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-years-today-since-amundsen-reached-the-south-pole/606097/4 "2011-12-14T21:39:49Z")

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Just a hoax. Whole thing was shot on a back lot in Hollywood.

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**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-100-years-today-since-amundsen-reached-the-south-pole/606097/5 "2011-12-14T22:54:19Z")

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His story still inspires me.

Scott, while heroic, was a fool.