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Frederick Albert Cook is one of the most "controversial" (causing disagreement; with strong, opposite opinions about a subject) American "explorers" (people who go to and get information about a place that few people have visited). Born in New York in 1865, he "claimed" (said that something was true) to have been the first person to reach the "summit" (peak; the highest part of a mountain) of Alaska's Mount Denali, which is North America's highest mountain, in 1906. He also claimed to be the first person to have reached the North Pole, in 1908.

However, immediately after he made those claims many people began "to question them" (to ask whether something could be true). Although Cook presented photographs and other documentation to "support" (provide evidence for) his claims, they were not "cut and dry" (completely clear and decided). Many people argued that his photographs were from nearby places, but not Denali and the North Pole.

Cook and other explorers were "under tremendous pressure" (felt a strong need to do something) to prove that they were the first to succeed in "seemingly" (appearing to be) impossible challenges. They loved exploring, but their trips were expensive and only the most successful and "widely acclaimed" (praised by many people) received money for their next "expeditions" (adventures of exploration).

Today, both of Cook's claims have been "largely" (mostly) "discredited" (shown to be false; no longer believed). The first team of climbers to reach the summit of Denali recorded their "feat" (accomplishment) in 1913. And Robert Peary is generally considered to be the first person to reach the North Pole, in 1909. But the controversy continues and some people do believe Cook might have done what he claimed.