LONDON CALLING NORTH POLE (208 pp.)—H. J. Giskes—British Book Centre ($3.50). The decisive moment for Operation North Pole came at 2 p.m. on March 15, 1942. At that moment H. M. G. Lauwers, a Dutch ...

“The history of the many attempts to reach the North Pole,” Norwegian author and adventurer Erling Kagge writes, “is also the history of how illusions of a frozen wasteland can lure people to their ...

In 1994, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge completed the “Three Poles Challenge,” becoming the first person to reach the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mount Everest on foot — without using dogs, ...

“Battle of Ink and Ice” revives the headline-grabbing debate over which explorer reached the North Pole soonest — and which newspaper broke the news. By Joe Pompeo When you purchase an independently ...

British physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explains how Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's expedition to the North Pole was 'one of the most bonkers and brilliant experiments ever devised'.

SHAUN: WELCOME BACK. A CHILDREN’S BOOK COMING TO LIFE IN SOUTH STATION. NEARLY ATHOUSAND FAMILIES GOT TO RIDE THE POLAR EXPRESS TO THE NORTH POLE. THIS IS THE EVENT’S OFFICIAL RETURN SINCE THE ...