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Why did Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen turn back from their attempt to reach the North Pole?
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Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen, 1915.
Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen turned back from their attempt to reach the North Pole on April 8, 1895, after reaching a record latitude of 86Ā°14ā² N.1
While they had successfully set a new record for the farthest north reached by man at that time, they were forced to abandon their push toward the pole and instead head toward Franz Josef Land because their progress was hampered by open water and the advanced nature of the season.1