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Episode 242: The Race to the North Pole

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Flying Over the North Pole

Rold Amundsen was the first bloke to reach the South Pole. He made it as far north as 87 degrees 44 minutes north in 1925. But he fell short of the North Pole itself. This trip was almost a disaster too. And they didn't go back for a second shot, shot aboard an aeroplane. Can you guess who is?

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