Yes, he used the technology of the day. It included canvas and wind cloth for shelter, wool and furs for clothing, deerskin for sleeping bags, sennegrass for insulating boots, skis and poles, lightweight sledges, and dogs. Sextant and theodolites were used for navigation.
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Amundsen's full name was Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen.
The Amundsen Sea near Antarctica and Amundsen Island north of Canada.
Amundsen studied medicine until age 21, after which time, he devoted his life to exploring wild and uncharted places on earth.