“Find a way or make one,” said the explorer, peering over Arctic ice on his third try to reach the North Pole, in 1909. He said he succeeded that year—a claim disputed by some.
ADMIRAL ROBERT E. PEARY
“Find a way or make one,” said the explorer, peering over Arctic ice on his third try to reach the North Pole, in 1909. He said he succeeded that year—a claim disputed by some.
Failure Is an Option
Where would we be without it?
This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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