They left Franheim (Their Base) with 52 dogs they returned with 11 dogs.
amundsen took 52 dogs with him to the south pole
Amundsen's team was five, and included fifty-two dogs when they set out on 19 October 1911 to be the first to set foot at the South Pole.
The Amundsen expedition used dogs to get to the South Pole. The Scott expedition used ponies which, with the wisdom of hindsight, was deemed to have contributed to his failure.
Ronald Amundsen used 3 sledges and 52 dogs to get to the South Pole.
There are many elements to this debate, but a few stand out. Amundsen's base camp was closer to the South Pole than was Scott's; Amundsen's team members were all experienced skiers; they were willing to use dogs to pull supply and equipment-laden sleds, and consume the dogs as part of their diet enroute. All this meant that Amundsen saw advantages in his planning and execution and took advantage of them to best Scott's efforts to achieve the South Pole by 33 days.
amundsen took 52 dogs with him to the south pole
Amundsen's team was five, and included fifty-two dogs when they set out on 19 October 1911 to be the first to set foot at the South Pole.
The Amundsen expedition used dogs to get to the South Pole. The Scott expedition used ponies which, with the wisdom of hindsight, was deemed to have contributed to his failure.
amundsen took 5 men with him and scott took 24
Ronald Amundsen used 3 sledges and 52 dogs to get to the South Pole.
1. Amundsen's team had dogs pull their sledges, while Scott's team relied on ponies to pull their sledges. And the dogs withstood the hard work and cold well. 2. The route Amundsen had chosen was shorter than Scott's and covered flat terrain.
Amundsen lost no team members on the expedition that he led.
Scott, Shackleton and Mawson used the old Naval tradition of manhauling their sledges, while Amundsen used dogs.
Amundsen's team skied much of the way to the pole, man-hauled supply sleds, some of which were also pulled by dogs, and otherwise trekked on foot to the South Pole.
There are many elements to this debate, but a few stand out. Amundsen's base camp was closer to the South Pole than was Scott's; Amundsen's team members were all experienced skiers; they were willing to use dogs to pull supply and equipment-laden sleds, and consume the dogs as part of their diet enroute. All this meant that Amundsen saw advantages in his planning and execution and took advantage of them to best Scott's efforts to achieve the South Pole by 33 days.
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Roald Amundsen had six siblings. He was the second of four sons in his family, and he also had three sisters. The Amundsen family was large, with a total of seven children.