Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary, along with Steve Fossett and Patrick Morrow, flew to the North Pole in 1985. They faced little trouble on their journey and uncorked frozen champagne at the pole. The North Pole has a magnetic and fixed point, and the South Pole is colder. The best way to view the northern lights is from a ring centered on the geomagnetic North Pole.
Most people who make amazing things would probably be satisfied to sit back and rest on their laurels, but Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary weren’t most people. Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon, and Hillary, the first man (along with Tenzing Norgay) to conquer Everest, must have realized that two great explorers are better than one, so in 1985 they flew to the pole North. But they weren’t alone. Adding even more fame to their adventure, the two men were joined by Steve Fossett, the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon, and Patrick Morrow, the first man to summit the tallest mountains on all seven continents. The trip was organized by Mike Dunn, a professional expedition leader. As you might expect, the group made their journey with little trouble on April 6, 1985, uncorking a bottle of champagne at the North Pole, champagne that froze before even two glasses were poured. The only problem they faced was on their return when the weather forced them to camp on Ellesmere Island for three days. But even this proved useful, as Armstrong, usually a very private person, regaled the group with stories of his adventures in space.
Do you know the North Pole?:
There are two North Poles: the magnetic one, which changes position every day, and a fixed point at the top of the Earth known as the Earth’s North Pole.
The South Pole gets much colder than the North; the average winter temperature is -76 degrees F (-60 C) in the south, but -40 F (-40 C) in the north.
The best way to view the northern lights (northern lights) is from within a ring centered on the geomagnetic North Pole.
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