By air - the successful attempt was by Roald Amundsen in a dirigible (balloon) in May, 1926 and, in 1948, the Soviets managed to land there, becoming the first men to stand at the Pole. | By air - the successful attempt was by Roald Amundsen in a dirigible (balloon) in May, 1926 and, in 1948, the Soviets managed to land there, becoming the first men to stand at the Pole. |