Adolphus Greely, who had initially dismissed the entire expedition as infeasible, admitted that he had been proved wrong but nevertheless drew attention to "the single blemish"—Nansen's decision to leave his comrades hundreds of miles from land.
Adolphus Greely, som i udgangspunktet havde afvist hele ekspeditionen som umulig, indrømmede, at han var blevet modbevist, men trak alligevel opmærksomheden mod "den egenrådige" Nansens beslutning om at forlade sine kammerater hundredvis af kilometer fra land.