Listen Now: AdventureDiaries.com/Story Reaching the North Pole wasn’t just about distance—it was about whose work could survive the ice. For over 20 years, Matthew Henson led expeditions where others failed, mastering indigenous travel and keeping teams alive through the harshest conditions on Earth. Yet when history was written, his role was reduced to the margins. This is the story of how polar exploration actually functioned, and why recognition followed authority rather than effort....