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Amundsen's Snowshoes

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

Amundsen's Snowshoes

Season 6 Episode 2 | 7m 11s | CC

Norwegian Roald Amundsen was perhaps the greatest star of the so-called “golden age” of Arctic and Antarctic exploration and he used Seattle as a base for his efforts in the Arctic. And he left artifacts behind: parts of the airship and, at the National Nordic Museum, his snowshoes, are relics of his expedition.

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