The first successful expedition to the North Pole was led by Robert Peary, leading Matthew Henson and four Eskimos. They reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/p/peary.shtml
The Everest expedition in 1924 was led by George Mallory. He and his climbing partner, Andrew Irvine, went missing during their expedition, and it has been completely unknown what happened to them until his body was discovered until 1999. http://www.malloryexpedition.com/george.htm
The first people to ever summit mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, in 1953. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/world/asia/11cnd-hillary.html
I think the reason that every explorer does what they do is always the same, curiosity. Everyone in the world is slightly curious. Some more than others. Those who are the most curious are either, brave enough to try to satisfy their need for quenched curiosity, and those who aren't. Explorers are all brave and curious, this is the reason that they are willing to do what most others cannot: EXPLORE!!
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