Arctic Firsts
Following in the footsteps of Peary and Henson, many people have traveled to the North Pole. Here are
some of their stories.
• 60 years after Peary’s team, well-known British explorer Wally Herbert reached the North Pole.
He completed the trip in 1969.
• Teenager Jan Mela became a hero to many when he joined Polish explorer Marek Kaminski and
two others for 2004’s “Together to the Pole” trip. They walked to both the North and South Poles
in the same year.
• In 2007, a team from the TV show Top Gear became the first to drive a car to the North Pole.
As part of the trip, the team raced against a dogsled. The car won, getting there ahead of the sled.