Polar Exploration

'Hard' is relative and strictly a personal evaluation of an effort.

Shackleton appeared able to surmount whatever hardships he faced in his exploration of the Antarctic polar world.

Yes, Sir John Franklin had a wife named Eleanor Anne Porden. They married in 1823, and she was a supportive partner during his explorations. Unfortunately, Eleanor passed away in 1825, shortly after giving birth to their daughter, who did not survive. Franklin later remarried in 1847 to Jane Griffin, who was also instrumental in supporting his expeditions.

There is no documentation that shows that these two men ever met each other in person.

Isabella

Two, apparently, once to successfully cross Antarctica on foot, and the second time, to re-attempt the crossing during winter, which resulted in his extraction from the expedition due to frostbite.

Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE is one of only 10 explorers acknowledged by the Crown with a Multiple Clasp Polar Metal

He was the first person to get the firthest to the north pole

Ernest Shackleton led several expeditions to Antarctica, most notably the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917. His ship, the Endurance, became trapped in pack ice, forcing the crew to endure harsh conditions for months. After the ship sank, Shackleton and his team undertook a remarkable journey across the ice and open sea to reach safety, ultimately rescuing all his men. The expedition is celebrated for its demonstration of leadership, endurance, and teamwork in the face of extreme adversity.

Sleds

The honour of first stepping foot at the South Pole belongs to Norwegian explorers Roald Amundsen and his team, who finished their quest on December 14, 1911.

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because they can get to asia faster

The northwest passage was never found because it simply doesn't exist. There is no one waterway that can take a person for eastern North America to western North America.

It was Scott who died

Prior to the construction of the Panama Canal, the only water route to the Pacific was "around the horn" and along the coasts of South America. Besides being very long, it was very dangerous. It was hoped that a way could be found going northwest that would be shorter, safer, and faster. Lacking such a route, the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 and the Panama Canal was completed in 1914. Route 66, the interstate highway that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles, was established in 1926. Had a water route, a "Northwest Passage" existed, these other projects might not have been undertaken until much later.

The search for the Northwest Passage drove most of the early explorers, it was why so many voyages were financed even when little gold and silver was being returned. The information brought back by those voyages was used to found many North American Settlements and Colonies.

the north pole to the south pole?

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John Cabot

Roald (Not Ronald) Amundson was a Swedish explorer of the Earth's north pole and south pole.

Peary is not an Antarctic explorer: he focused on the Arctic.

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Amundesun won and Scott died on the way back.

Weddell lived from 1787 to 1834. A cursory examination of Internet-available materials do not mention wife, family or children.