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One hundredth anniversary today, memorably re-created in the must-see mini-series The Last Place on Earth
1 posted on 12/14/2011 5:50:22 AM PST by Cincinatus
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Extended story here.
2 posted on 12/14/2011 5:54:40 AM PST by Cincinatus (Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
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Amundsons approach to the whole effort brought him the success. Scotts approach, though courageous, ended in disaster and planning was one of its biggest factors. I have had the privledge to be flying to the South Pole since 1994...enjoy every landing there. Have over 250 to my name just at South pole and many others to various locations on the snow all over Antarctica. Its been a blast! Here is my office!
7 posted on 12/14/2011 6:30:45 AM PST by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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That show is brilliant although at the time it upset some one of my British friends. It’s very revisionist but superbly done.

There is another brilliant movie (1982) called “The Flight of the Eagle,” starring Max Von Sydow as a Swedish explorer to the Pole. It’s only available on VHS but boy, was it powerful.


8 posted on 12/14/2011 6:40:25 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Still heartless after all these years...)
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Does anyone remember the movie ‘The Red Tent’ about the expedition of the Italian, Umberto Nobile?

That was a great movie!


12 posted on 12/14/2011 7:00:05 AM PST by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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