<P> On April 6 , 1909 , Robert Peary claimed to be the first person in recorded history to reach the North Pole ( although whether he actually reached the Pole is disputed ) . He traveled with the aid of dogsleds and three separate support crews who turned back at successive intervals before reaching the Pole . Many modern explorers , including Olympic skiers using modern equipment , contend that Peary could not have reached the pole on foot in the time he claimed . </P>
who is widely believed to be the first person to have officially reached the north pole
Robert Peary