About
Remembered as one of the first explorers to travel to the South Pole, he made his historic journey along with fellow adventurers Helmer Hanssen, Roald Amundsen, Oscar Wisting, and Olav Bjaaland. Hassel recounted his adventures in a two-volume work titled Sydpolen.
Before Fame
He began sailing very early in his life and participated in his first major expedition when he was in his early twenties.
Trivia
After returning from the South Pole, he received the Norwegian crown's prestigious Sydpolsmedaljen medal.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Oslo (then called Christiania), Norway.
Associated With
He was a member of the Otto Sverdrup-led expedition that attempted to circumnavigate the island nation of Greenland.
