http://www.x-journal.com/member/northpole09 Copyright 2009 SailBlogs.com Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:20:02 -0600 720 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:20:02 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en support@sailblogs.com support@sailblogs.com http://www.sailblogs.com/images/sb_rss_icon.gif http://www.sailblogs.com/ 88 31 Weblogs for Sailors and Sailing http://www.x-journal.com/member/northpole09?xjMsgID=79045 Only 22 people (nine expeditions) have skied unsupported from northern Canada to the North Pole. No American has ever accomplished this feat. In 1909, two American polar explorers, Frederick Cook and Robert Peary both claimed to have led separate expeditions that were the first to reach the North Pole. The validity of Cook's and Peary's claims has been questioned and debates still rage today, 100 years later. However, the difficulty of reaching the North Pole on foot is not in doubt. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:38:19 -0600 http://www.x-journal.com/member/northpole09?xjMsgID=79045