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	Olav Bjaaland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Olav Bjaaland (5 March 1873-1961) was a Norwegian ski champion, and one of the first five to reach the South Pole on the expedition of Roald Amundsen.
		Olav Bjaaland was born in Morgedal, Telemark, Norway.
		Bjaaland was a skilled carpenter, and on the trip he managed to reduce the prefabricated sledges bought in Oslo (Scott had bought the same type of sledges for his expedition, although never modified them) from 88 kg to 22 kg, without reducing their strength notably.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olav_Bjaaland (354 words)

	Kviteseid
		One of these men was Olav Bjaaland, whose reputation as a skier and a carpenter caused Roald Amundsen to choose him to be one of the South Pole Expedition team.
		Olav Bjaalands Museum in Morgedal contains displays of mementos and equipment both from the pioneer age of Norwegian ski sport and from the South Pole Expedition.
		In the churchyard are the graves of veteran skiers Mikkel and Torjus Hemmestveit and Olav Bjaaland, veteran of the South Pole Expedition.
	members.tripod.com /arnieness/kviteseid.html (810 words)

	Fiftieth Anniversary--Olav Bjaaland Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		While accepting the gift, Olav expressed the desire to send a message and commemorative token to the residents of the station on the 50th anniversary of Amundsen's arrival.
		These were the last words Olav ever wrote before his death at the age of 88.
		Olav was a world champion skiier, who was driving one of four dog sledges upon arrival at Pole.
	www.southpolestation.com /trivia/igy1/olav.html (326 words)

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		Bjaaland had got a good purchase in the snow, and the dogs lay down and dug their claws in.
		Bjaaland was right enough when he said he couldn't hold on any longer.
		Bjaaland and I had decided to take a turn round by Mount Betty for the sake of having real bare ground under our feet; we had not felt it since Madeira in September, 1910, and now we were in November, 1911.
	www.cumorah.com /etexts/tspv210.txt (26576 words)

	Brauti Ancestors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Olav Saavesson Vesterdal, born 23 December 1818 in Norway; died 10 June 1870; married (1) Aslaug Knutsdotter Tveito 1846; born 1823; died 1857; married (2) Signe Knutsdotter Tveito 1859; born 1832 in Norway; died 08 September 1863; married (3) Aashild Johannesdotter Tveit 1867; born 1835 in Vesterdal; died 1906.
		Olav og broren Hans overtok Nigard Vesterdal ihop.
		Olav Tarjeisson Lonnegrav, born 1799 in Lonnegrav, Norway; married Dagne Aadnundotter Dale 1820; born 1804.
	pager.sasktelwebsite.net /brauti-ancestors.html (16072 words)

	A Torch for the VI Olympic Winter Games - Oslo, Norway, 1952
		From the fireplace inside the Sondre cottage, the pinewood torch is lit by Olav Bjaaland, a ski veteran who also participated in the Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition.
		As Olav Bjaaland leaves the cottage with the torch, the chairman of the Morgedal Sports Club, Øystein Strandi is waiting outside with the special Olympic Torch holder.
		The fire is lit from Olav’s pinewood torch, and Øystein hands the torch over to Olav Hemmestveit, son of the famous Morgedal skier Mikkel Hemmestveit.
	www.sondrenorheim.com /olympics/1952.htm (309 words)

	Norwegian Farms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Olav Lidvard, born 1936, engaged to Tove Lynås from Rodberg.
		Olav was not married and his brother Sveinung (born 1889) bought the farm in 1913, but he changed farms to his nephew Aslak Brauti about 1915 (see Haukom).
		Olav Knutson and brother Guttorm were meant to divide the farm on 3/4/1784, but this did not come about, because on 3/15/1790 Olav paid for and got the deed to the entire farm.
	pager.sasktelwebsite.net /farms.html (10316 words)

	Photo Gallery - Special Events in Morgedal
		Olav Bjaaland, who lit the torch, can be seen to the right.
		1960: Olav Hemmestveit is ready to set off down the hillside with the Olympic Torch in his hand.
		In 1988 the statue of Sondre, done by Telemark sculptor Knut Skinnarland, is unveiled in Morgedal by HM King Olav.
	www.sondrenorheim.com /gallery/eventsmorgedal.htm (458 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: Roald Amundsen
		Remodelling and overhauling of the expedition's sledging equipment was left to the skilled carpenter, Olav Bjaaland, assisted by Jorgen Stubberud.
		Bjaaland was an expert at reducing unnecessary weight on the sledges.
		Bjaaland surprised Amundsen when he pulled out a cigar-case full of cigars at dinner.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000101.htm?NF=1 (3604 words)

	USATODAY.com - Finding-the-poles navigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Amundsen and his 'brave little band" (Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting) trekked to the South Pole in three sledges pulled by sled dogs.
		The number (3) shows where Hanssen and Bjaaland walked, another 4 miles (7 km) closer still — within 200 yards (200 m) of the South Pole, it turns out.
		So finally, Helmer Hanssen and Olav Bjaaland, in order to "come a few inches nearer", walked 4 miles (7 km) south to the Pole.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/columnist/aprilholladay/2006-01-16-pole-navigation_x.htm (1306 words)

	SpecGram—A New Mechanism For Contact-Induced Change: Evidence From Maritime Languages—H.D. Onesimus
		This linguist, Olav Bjaaland, was fascinated by contemporary accounts of Penguin dialects, and later served for many years as editor of the prestigious Nordic Journal of Avian Languages of the Southern Hemisphere.
		Bjaaland further records that his usually dependable fellow explorer Helmer Hanssen, in an uncharacteristic and colossal oversight, used the pages of the elicited Krill wordlist for toilet paper, and thus destroyed the evidence.
		For example, Bjaaland claims that his team beat Amundsen’s squad 15-1 in the first football match played at the South Pole; Amundsen’s official account of the match lists his own team as 4-3 winners.
	specgram.com /CL.3/06.onesimus.contact.html (1800 words)

	The South Pole -An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram" (1910 -- 1912) - Volume I By Roald ...
		From the descriptions that were given of the nature of the surface and the general conditions, we were forced to the opposite conclusion, that ski were the only means to employ.
		Bjaaland, who during the last month or two had tried his hand at the unaccustomed work of a seaman, went back to his old trade of ski-maker and carpenter when we came into the trade-winds.
		For each of our ten sledges, Bjaaland made during the voyage a pair of loose runners, which it was intended to use in the same way as the Eskimo use theirs.
	www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in /resources/english/etext-project/travel/southpole1/chapter7.html (10621 words)

	The Ultimate Helmer Hanssen - American History Information Guide and Reference
		He was also in charge of navigation, carrying the master compass on his sledge.
		He was one of the first five people to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911, along with Roald Amundsen, Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, and Sverre Hassel.
		Helmer Julius Hanssen was awarded the Knight Class 2 of St. Olav for exceptional seamanship on Roald Amundsen's expeditions in the northern and southern parts of the world.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Helmer_Hanssen (231 words)

	roald amundsen \| biography (1872-1928)
		During the winter, Olav Bjaaland was able to reduce their weight to 48 pounds.
		Prestrud, with Johansen and Stubberud, was tasked with the exploration of Edward VII Land.
		The new Pole team, Bjaaland, Hanssen, Hassel, Wisting and Amundsen, departed on 19 October 1911.
	www.leninimports.com /roald_amundsen.html (1718 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Norwegian explorer Olav Bjaaland lit the Olympic flame.
		Bjaaland and Roald Amundsen were the first explorers to reach the South Pole in 1911.
		Nearly 700 athletes from 30 countries participated in Oslo, as Germany and Japan were readmitted to the Games for the first time since the Second World War.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/history/1952oslo.shtml (1001 words)

	Roald Amundsen
		Roald Amundsen (1872--1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions who led the expedition in 1911--1912 which first reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911 (however the discovery wasn't announced until March 7, 1912).
		His party, including Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting, preceded the arrival of that of his rival, Robert Falcon Scott of the United Kingdom, by over a month.
		Amundsen recounted his journey in the book The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram", 1910--1912.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ro/Roald_Amundsen.html (184 words)

	Roald Amundsen - Scandinavia Files
		Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872--1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions who led the expedition in 1911--1912 which first reached the South Pole.
		Amundsen, along with Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, arrived at the Pole on December 14, 1911, 35 days before the rival expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott of the United Kingdom.
		In contrast to the misfortunes of the Scott expedition, the Amundsen expedition proved rather smooth and uneventful.
	www.pinetreedevelopment.net /scandinavia/roaldamundsen.php (380 words)

	Descendants of Froy Ingveson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The head was laid in a mound at Stein in Ringerike, and each of the others took his part home and laid it in a mound; and these have since been called Halfdan's Mounds.
		Olav had a son Trygve Olafson who married Astrid Eriksdatter.
		Olav was killed in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030.
	www.sasktelwebsite.net /pager/bc65.html (9412 words)

	Skiing at Morgedal Hotell
		Our next-door neighbour, the museum Norsk Skieventyr, has a multimedia show where you can discover the story of skiing from its very beginnings around 4,000 years ago up until the present day.
		The museum also has workshops that demonstrate how skis and ski wax are made, as well as exhibitions featuring Olav Bjåland’s and Roald Amundsen’s Antarctic expedition, the collections of paralympics sportsman Cato Zahl Pedersen and a copy of the house where Sondre Norheim was born.
		You can also visit Sondre Norheim’s home Øverbø, just 45 mins walk from the hotel, where he lived with his wife and six children in a cottage measuring just 15 square metres.
	www.fjord-pass.com /visartikkel.asp?art=330 (244 words)

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		The five men Amundsen, Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, Sven Hassel, and Helmer Hanssen had begun to look over their right shoulders, as it were, on the plateau.
		Bjaaland also photographed the scene, and then he and Hurley proceeded to take shots of the men standing by their flags.
		Shackleton himself took the camera, and ordered Bjaaland and Hurley to pose as well, so that none would be forgotten.
	members.iglou.com /jtmajor/SouthPole.htm (5457 words)

	The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912, by Roald Amundsen ...
		To continue along it was an impossibility; it consisted here — between the two vast mountains — of nothing but crevasse after crevasse, so huge and ugly that we were forced to conclude that our further advance that way was barred.
		As the photography took rather a long time, I assumed that the crevasse was one of the filled ones and presented no particular danger, but that Bjaaland wanted to have a souvenir among his photographs of the numerous crevasses and ticklish situations we had been exposed to.
		He had, in fact, fallen through the outer crust, and was well on his way through the inner one as well, when he got hold of a loop of rope on his sledge and saved himself in the nick of time.
	etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /a/amundsen/roald/southpole/chapter11.html (17087 words)

	Amundsen's original South Pole Station
		On this trip expert skiier Olav Bjaaland led the way so that he would be the first to arrive.
		It is known that the camera was Bjaaland's snapshot camera.
		The 1961 notes about the photo given to South Pole Station were almost certainly those left with (or on the back of) the photo by Olav Bjaaland and used by the unknown Navy correspondent who wrote up the original article.
	www.southpolestation.com /trivia/igy1/polesurvey1.html (762 words)

	Antarctic Regions - LoveToKnow 1911
		A start for the main south journey was made on Sept. 8 but the cold proved too severe (-58° to - 75° F.) for the dogs and the party returned to winter quarters for a month.
		- 5° to - 23° F.) Amundsen left again with four companions, Helmer Hansen, Oscar Wisting, Sverre Hassel and Olav Bjaaland, four sledges and 52 dogs.
		At each original depot they rested a day and gave the dogs a full feed from the stores; but on Nov. 8 they left the depot in lat.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Antarctic_Regions (5018 words)

	The Ultimate Sverre Hassel - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Alongside Helmer Hanssen, Hassel was picked as an expert dog driver to take part in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition 1910 - 1912.
		Hassel was one of the first five people to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911 along with Amundsen, Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland and Oscar Wisting.
		In later life he moved to Grimstad and worked as a customs officer.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Sverre_Hassel (156 words)

	Antarctica
		The first person to make it to the North Pole was Roald Amundsen who was a Norwegian explorer and he had taken four men with him.
		They were: Sverre Hassle, Helmer Hanssen, Oscar Wisting, and Olav Bjaaland.
		On Dec17th, as Amundsen and his men planted their country's flag, a British explorer called Robert Scott Falcon and his men were fighting their way across a mass of 800 miles which was between their base camp near today’s U.S McMurdo station and the pole.
	orford.tased.edu.au /antarctica_3.htm (274 words)

	Emily Chesley -- a biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		History does not record Emily's participation in Amundsen's triumph in the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration, but some biographers have commented on the 'closeness' between Amundsen, and Helmer Hanssen, one of the expert dog-drivers on his polar expedition.
		(5) Indeed, Olav Bjaaland - a skiing champion and member of the South polar expedition commented in his journal:
		Other members of the south Polar party watch in fascination as Olav's spit freezes in mid-air.
	emilychesley.com /em_bio/travels/bipolar.htm (1093 words)

	Expédition Antarctique Belge - Antarctic voyage of the Belgica - The 1897-1899 Expedition to the Antarctic - Polar ...
		On 14 December 1911, Amundsen and four others Norwegians -- Olav Olavson Bjaaland, Hilmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting -- were the first men to reach the South Pole, (More about Amundsen's adventures here.
		On 14 December 1911, Amundsen and four others Norwegians -- Olav Olavson Bjaaland, Hilmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting -- stood at the South Pole, a month before the ill-fated English expedition led by Robert Scott arrived.
		Their track to the South Pole was as follows, on October 23, they reached the 80°S Depot and on November 3, the 82° Depot.
	www.exmaroffshore.com /Belgica.htm (8799 words)

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		Mount Helmer Hansen was the most remarkable of them all; it was 12,000 feet high, and covered by a glacier so rugged that in all probability it would have been impossible to find foothold on it.
		Here were also Mounts Oskar Wisting, Sverre Hassel, and Olav Bjaaland, grandly lighted up by the rays of the sun.
		In the distance, and only visible from time to time through the driving mists, we saw Mount Thorvald Nilsen, with peaks rising to 15,000 feet.
	www.ebookslib.com /?a=sa&b=973 (3084 words)

	Roald Amundsen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Amundsen would to find his own path through the Mountains.
		Amundsen began his drive for the pole October 20 1911 and along with Olav Bjaaland Hanssen Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting arrived the Pole on December 14 1911 35 days before Scott.
		Scott had misfortune to find Amundsen's tent and his upon arrival.
	www.freeglossary.com /Roald_Amundsen (871 words)

	Roald Amundsen Biography
		Amundsen would have to find his own path through the Trans-Antarctic Mountains.
		Amundsen began his drive for the pole on October 20, 1911, and along with Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, arrived at the Pole on December 14, 1911, 35 days before Scott.
		Scott had the misfortune to find Amundsen's tent and his letter upon arrival.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Amundsen_Roald.html (711 words)

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