ExplorersWeb on a Roll: Discredits ‘First Swim at North Pole’
August 14, 2007
Earlier this year Lewis Gordon Pugh made a pitch for global warming . He allegedly took the first swim at the Geographic North Pole citing that this endeavor could not have been done 10 years ago, but that the melting ice attributed to global warming had now made this feasable.
The Adventurist reported on this as well right after it happened. ExplorersWeb reported on the swim–but then quickly retracted the story. Nobody knew why until now.
It seems that ExplorersWeb has found information that this attempt may have actually not been the first actual swim at the North Pole. Actually it looks as if this has actually taken place a number of seperate times with plenty of witnesses to boot.
For some reason ExplorersWeb has been on a role with some of these adventure “Firsts” and making sure credit is being given when due. They cite that Lewis Gordon Pugh’s website claims that he was indeed the first to swim at the North Pole, yet they have many claims otherwise by different individuals–at least going back as far as 1996.
I encourage all of you to swing on over and read their account of this event and the sudden controversy surrounding it.
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Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under ExplorersWeb, Lewis Gordon Pugh, North Pole, swim, swimming |
