Albert Paddock Crary, was an American pioneer polar geophysicist and glaciologist. He was the first person to have set foot on both the North and South Poles, having made it to the North Pole on May 3, 1952 and then to the South Pole on February 12, 1961, as the leader of a team of eight.
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Harry Julian AllenAlso won Golden Plate Award
Chauncy HarrisAlso won Cullum Geographical MedalRobert Ernest CheesmanAlso won Patron’s Medal
Hollis Dow HedbergAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Edward Purdy NeyAlso won Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Lucien GalloisAlso won Cullum Geographical MedalAbout this person
Albert Paddock Crary, was an American pioneer polar geophysicist and glaciologist. He was the first person to have set foot on both the North and South Poles, having made it to the North Pole on May 3, 1952 and then to the South Pole on February 12, 1961, as the leader of a team of eight. The South Pole expedition set out from McMurdo Station on December 10, 1960, using three Snowcats with trailers. Crary was the seventh expedition leader to arrive at the South Pole by surface transportation. He was widely admired for his intellect, wit, skills and as a great administrator for polar research expeditions.
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