Humans first reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911. This historic achievement was accomplished by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team, who were the first to reach this extreme southern point of the Earth. They arrived at the pole a month ahead of a British expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott, who arrived shortly thereafter. The journey to the South Pole was fraught with challenges, including brutal temperatures and inhospitable conditions, but Amundsen's meticulous planning and experience in polar exploration allowed him to achieve this monumental feat in history.