I may say that this is the greatest factor: the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. 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.

Translated as The North-West Passage: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the ship "Gjøa" 1903–1907 1908. Amundsen’s expedition benefited from careful preparation good equipment appropriate clothing a simple primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is known to have taken only two photographs) an understanding of dogs and their handling and the effective use of skis. After a 45-day trip from San Francisco on a bulk carrier the Gjøa was placed in her present resting place outside the Fram Museum in Oslo.

Amundsen Douglas Mawson Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton were key expedition leaders during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (Norwegian: [ˈɾuːɑl ˈɑmʉnsən]; 16 July 1872 – c.