Roald Amundsen trekked to the South Pole, and in fact, was the first human to do so.
Amundsen went to Antarctica to locate the South Pole. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored Antarctica at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
Roald Amundsen and his team were the first to reach the south pole, and that's the most southerly point in the entire world.
Both respective explorer teams left their native countries in 1910.
Robert Falcon Scott had left from Britain to go on his famous expedition to the south pole with Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen set out for Antarctica in 1910, and reached the Ross Ice Shelf in January 1911 at a point known as the Bay of Whales. After maintaining their base at the Bay of Whales during the winter months, Amundsen and four others departed for the South Pole in October 1911, reaching the Pole on 14 December 1911.
Roald Amundsen went to Antarctica in order to be the first person to reach the South Pole. He was a Norwegian explorer who had a passion for adventure and exploration, and he set his sights on this ambitious goal to make history in polar exploration.
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Do you mean why was he trying to go to Antarctica? Well, he went to Antarctica because he was racing Roald Amundsen. When Robert Falcon Scott arrived at Antarctica he sooner realized that Rolad Amundsen left Antarctica 34 days before.
Roald Amundsen
The first person to reach the south pole was Roald Amudsen
Amundsen explored from the age of 21 until his death at age 53. His expeditions are innumerable.