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  1. Helen Thayer becomes the first woman to trek solo to magnetic North

    Jun 20, 2011 · On March 30, 1988, explorer and educator Helen Thayer (b. 1937) becomes the first woman to trek solo to the magnetic North Pole. Accompanied by her dog Charlie, a husky …

  2. Helen Thayer - Wikipedia

    Helen Thayer (née Nicholson; born 12 November 1937) is a New Zealand-born explorer who lives in the United States. [1] In 2009, Thayer was named one of the most important explorers of the …

  3. Helen Thayer - Encyclopedia.com

    Helen Thayer 1938- American Arctic Adventurer I n 1988 Helen Thayer became the first woman explorer to plan and carry out an unsupported solo expedition to the magnetic North Pole. No …

  4. Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog …

    Sep 16, 2002 · In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen Thayer became the first woman in the world to travel on foot to the magnetic North Pole, one of the world's most remote and dangerous …

  5. Helen Thayer - WINGS Women of Discovery

    In 1988, at 50 years old, Helen Thayer was the first woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, solo. Accompanied by her husky dog, Charlie, she accomplished the brutally challenging trek …

  6. A Remarkable Woman: Helen Thayer - Hiking Lady

    Aug 11, 2010 · Helen Thayer and Charlie, her trusty companion to the magnetic North Pole. Helen hauled a 160-pound sled containing supplies on her North Pole solo expedition at age 50.

  7. Helen Thayer's Polar Dream Adventure

    Helen Thayer's Polar Dream Adventure Sir Edmund Hillary (the first person to summit Mt. Everest) on Helen’s solo trip to the magnetic North Pole... “Helen Thayer’s enthralling story is …

  8. Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog …

    Helen Thayer walked and skied for 27 days in the Arctic, pulling a 160-pound sled for 364 miles in order to become the first woman--and the oldest person at age 50--to travel on foot, …

  9. Polar Dream Chapter Summary | Helen Thayer

    Jul 13, 2024 · Helen Thayer is an acclaimed adventurer and author celebrated for her groundbreaking solo expeditions to some of the world's most extreme environments. Born in …

  10. Helen Thayer (Author of Polar Dream) - Goodreads

    In 1988 New Zealand born Helen Thayer became the first woman to walk and ski to any of the world's poles when she trekked solo to the Magnetic North Pole without dog sled or …

  11. Thayer, Helen (b. 1937), Sportswoman, Explorer - HistoryLink.org

    Aug 12, 2011 · Helen Thayer was the first woman and oldest person to make a solo journey to the magnetic North Pole. She competed internationally as a world-class discus thrower, and in …

  12. Helen Thayer - Snohomish County Sports Commission

    In 1988, at the age of 50, Thayer became the first woman to walk solo to the magnetic North pole, pulling her own sled, without the aid of re-supply, sled dogs or snowmobiles.

  13. Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her …

    Jan 30, 2020 · In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen Thayer became the first woman in the world to travel on foot to the magnetic North Pole, one of the world's most remote and dangerous …

  14. Polar Dream: The Heroic Saga of the First Solo Journey by a …

    Apr 25, 2020 · When Helen Thayer, a New Zealand born adventurer and explorer, undertook an expedition in 1988 to the North Magnetic Pole, one of the most challenging terrains on our …

  15. Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and H…

    Jan 1, 1992 · In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen Thayer became the first woman in the world to travel on foot to the magnetic North Pole, one of the world's most remote and dangerous …

  16. Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her

    In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen Thayer became the first woman in the world to travel on foot to the magnetic North Pole, one of the world's most remote and dangerous regions. Her only …

  17. Polar Dream - Helen Thayer - Google Books

    But in 1988, fifty-year-old Helen Thayer, accompanied only by her black husky Charlie, became the first woman ever to ski solo to the North Pole. After overcoming her first obstacle--the …

  18. Pre-Owned Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman …

    In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen Thayer became the first woman in the world to travel on foot to the magnetic North Pole, one of the world's most remote and dangerous regions. Her only …

  19. Polar Dream : The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her …

    Buy a used copy of Polar Dream : The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog to the Magnetic North Pole book by Helen Thayer, Edmund Hillary. In 1988, at the age of 50, Helen …