UND exhibit explores ‘Cold Recall:’ the early 20th Century’s great race to the South Pole

• Main Author: Stolt, Wilbur
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: UND Scholarly Commons 2012
• Subjects: Bancroft; Canada; Grand Forks; North Pole; Northwest Territories; Norway; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://commons.und.edu/news-archive/269

The University of North Dakota invites the public to view “Cold Recall: Reflections of a Polar Explorer” – a traveling poster exhibit that presents images from one of the greatest adventures of the early 20th century: the race to the South Pole. The exhibit will be on display April 2-27 in the UND Chester Fritz Library. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole on Dec. 14, 1911, only a few weeks before Englishman Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen was celebrated in his native Norway and throughout the world for his achievement, considered one of the great triumphs of human endurance of the age. Created by the Fram Museum (Oslo, Norway), in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the exhibit marks the 100th anniversary of famed polar explorer Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole from 1910-1912. The exhibit is touring the United States under the sponsorship of the Royal Norwegian Embassy; this will be the only showing of the exhibit in North Dakota. Great Conversation Another featured aspect of the exhibit will be a visit and “Great Conversation” with Ann Bancroft, a famed polar explorer of the more modern age. More details on Bancroft’s visit to UND and Grand Forks will be released to the public very soon. Bancroft, a native of Scandia, Minn., was the first woman in history to travel over the ice caps of the North and South Poles. She dog-sledded more than 1,000 miles from the Northwest Territories of Canada to the North Pole with Will Steger’s 1986 expedition. She also led the 1993 American Women’s Expedition to the South Pole, a 67-day trek of 660 miles on skis. Bancroft founded the AWE Foundation, a nonprofit focused on celebrating achievements of women and girls. She was also featured in the book Remarkable Women of the Twentieth Century, inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 1995 and named Ms. Magazine’s “Woman of the Year” in 1995. She’s a longtime elementary educator and coach. Event Schedule The UND Chester Fritz Library and Department of Modern & Classical Languages ...