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Who accompanied Fridtjof Nansen on the dog-sled journey toward the North Pole?
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Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen, 1915.
Fridtjof Nansen was accompanied on his dog-sled journey toward the North Pole by Hjalmar Johansen (also referred to as F.H. Johansen).12
Nansen and Johansen left the ship Fram on March 14, 1895, to attempt to reach the pole by sledge. After reaching a record latitude of 86°14âČ N, they were forced to turn back and eventually wintered on Franz Josef Land before being rescued.21