Ziegler, who two years before had funded the 1901 Baldwin–Ziegler North Pole Expedition, selected Anthony Fiala, who was a photographer on the previous mission, to lead his second polar expedition.
Ziegler, som 1901 startade Baldwin-Zieglers nordpolsExpedition, valde ut Anthony Fiala, fotograf under det tidigare uppdraget, att leda hans andra polarexpedition.