Everybody knows that Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole on foot in 1911. Few people are aware that his preparations took place in the very high Arctic. With the small sailing ship Gjoa he ventured into the Northwest Passage in 1903 and spent two whole years with the people of Goa Haven in, which he obviously admired for their friendliness. They also taught him skills that proved vital later during his southern enterprises, and made him so successful. Almost as a by-product he finished the traverse of the North-West Passage in 1906 - again as the first, where others had failed for centuries.

The community itself was very inviting and inspiring, be it the dancing performance in the elders home, to the insights gleamed during the town walks, led by local guides in their refreshingly unique style.