First undisputed surface journey to the North Pole
Who
Ralph Plaisted, Jean-Luc Bombardier , Gerald Pitzl , Walter Pederson
What
/ first
Where
Not Applicable (North Pole)
When

The earliest indisputable attainment of the North Pole by surface travel over the sea-ice took place at 3 p.m. (Central Standard Time) on 19 April 1968, when expedition leader Ralph Plaisted (USA), accompanied by Walter Pederson, Gerald Pitzl and Jean Luc Bombardier, reached the pole after a 42-day trek in snowmobiles.