Before revision: A 24-man Soviet party, part of Aleksandr Kuznetsov's Sever-2 expedition to the Arctic in 1948, were the first individuals verified to have reached the North Pole on foot, flying part-way to reach the pole .
After revision: A 24-man Soviet party, part of Aleksandr Kuznetsov's Sever-2 expedition to the Arctic in 1948, were the first individuals verified to have reached the North Pole on foot, flying part-way first before making the final trek to the Pole on foot .