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1891 matthew henson joins robert peary in a epic atempt to find the coldest place on earth even though they didnt know it yet
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He leaves from Brooklyn, NewYork on "the USS Kite" with R. Peary on his his first trip to Greenland
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Henson and Peary had battled the dangerous icy waters in the Baffin and McCormick bays. They gather supplies from the local area before finally making their planned travel east from the western coast of Greenlaand and on North as far as they could go.
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Henson and Peary reach an area Peary later named the "Navy Cliff" in the uppermost part of Greenland
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Henson and Peary head out of Philadelphia on the Falcon headed for Greenland. They wanted to find out how far north it went. Did it go all the way to the North Pole?
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Biggest meteorite at the time was found on Savikscah island off northernmost tip of Greenland
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Henson and Peary travel through the whole northern portion of Greenlans and chart the area as they go.
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Travels farther north with R. Peary off the coast of Canada than Adolfus Greely, who held the record.
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Another attempt to reach the North Pole allows Henson and Peary to get to the top of Greenland, just 343 miles from the North Pole. The path was blocked by large area of melted ice, leads. Several members of the crew dies during the travel back.
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Henson gets within 174 miles of the North pole and "crocker land is spotted" which turns out to be a mirage
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Henson leaves with Peary from Brooklyn on the USS Roosevelt for a last attempt at trying to reach the North Pole
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The team arrives at Camp Sheridan and settles down for the six month long winter.
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Crew travel by sled to Cape Columbia set up camp. They begin building igloos and gathering supplies for the trip North
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Henson and Peary and crew begin to sled north through the ice above the most northern part of Canada, Cape Columbia, in route to the North Pole
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1909 April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson and Robert Peary discoverd the North Pole.
