The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1…
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Roald Amundsen
(4,264 Sterne; 36 Bewertungen)
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is known to have taken only two photographs). Amundsen had a better understanding of dogs and their handling, and he used of skis more effectively. He pioneered an entirely new route to the Pole, and they returned. In Amundsen's own words: "Victory awaits him who has everything in order -- luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck." Short accounts by other members of the party are appended. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.) (19 hr 48 min)
Chapters
Vol II Ch 15: The Eastern Sledge Journey pt 2, by Lieutenant K. Prestrud
33:06
Read by Scott Carpenter
Vol II Ch 16: The Voyage of the "Fram" pt 1, by First-Lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen
17:23
Read by Christine Blachford
Vol II Ch 16: The Voyage of the "Fram" pt 2, by First-Lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen
25:26
Read by Christine Blachford
Vol II Ch 16: The Voyage of the "Fram" pt 3, by First-Lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen
25:26
Read by Varra Unreal
Vol II Ch 16: The Voyage of the "Fram" pt 4, by First-Lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen
42:33
Read by texttalker
Bewertungen
paulgato
(4,5 Sterne)
Great story. Loses a star for one entirely incomprehensible reader right towards the end. I just skipped that section, but it's not a crucial section. I don't know how the coordinator could have allowed that reading to be included. Sounded like someone whose command of English was poor, who had a very bad cold, with breathing difficulties, and was badly recorded. Utterly impossible to understand. But overall this book reading is excellent.
Very good. Only a couple readers that were hard to listen to.
NateFromMich
(4 Sterne)
Great winterry story
Ruta
(5 Sterne)
i love winter so this book is amazing to me. i mostly enjoyed the details the author presents. audio was mostly good, but few readers had such strong accents that they took focus from the story on to the unusual pronunciations.
great to hear after listening to Scott's book failing to reach p
MD
(5 Sterne)
lady narrator speaks so fast it's like listening to a auctioneer
Good Start But Tends To Drag Out
(2 Sterne)
excellent account of the Norwegian South pole expedition.
BeWell Garforth
(4,5 Sterne)
Amazing book.
Nordic Hebrew.
(0,5 Sterne)
Very poor readers indeed. Women are usually very poor readers.