05 . 12 2017

029 Race to the North Pole

05 . 12 . 2017

	Mario Acquarone Naturalist, Expedition Leader, Skipper, Educator
	Chris Marquardt Photographer, Author, Podcaster, Traveler, Educator

	Mario Acquarone Naturalist, Expedition Leader, Skipper, Educator

	Chris Marquardt Photographer, Author, Podcaster, Traveler, Educator

Exploration of the Arctic is nothing new as humans have been curious about what lies north of the Arctic Circle for at least 2000 years. But it is only since the mid 1800's that purpose organized expeditions have aimed at reaching the North Pole. We summarize here some of the main names in this race and promise to examine a choice of them in separate episodes. William Edward Parry - Charles Francis Hall - George DeLong - Fridtjof Nansen - Salomon A. André - Amedeo di Savoia - Frederick Cook - Robert Peary - Richard Byrd & Floyd Bennet - Airship Norge - Airship Italia - USS Nautilus