En avion vers le pôle nord

After conquering the South Pole, the famed Norwegian explorer turns his ambition to the opposite end of the world, the North Pole. He plans to ride the slow drift of Arctic sea ice, which moves like a conveyor belt under ocean currents, to carry his built vessel toward the pole. The narrative follows his first voyage aboard the sturdy ship Maud, launched in the summer of 1918, only to be caught in thickening ice near the Bering Strait. Forced to overwinter in remote Siberian bays, Amundsen and his crew endure brutal conditions while refining their strategy.

Over the next few years he launches successive expeditions, each halted by ever‑denser pack ice that traps the Maud before it can exit the strait. Undeterred, he repairs the ship in Seattle and, in 1922, plans a two‑pronged approach—letting the vessel drift northward while he attempts to reach the pole by air from Alaska. Ship moves, but the aerial attempt ends in disappointment, leaving him to regroup. Book captures this relentless drive, harsh Arctic environment, and thin line between ambition and nature’s unforgiving grip.