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Helen Thayer, born and raised in New Zealand, became the first woman to walk and ski to the magnetic North Pole -- a feat accomplished at age 50 and recounted in the book Polar Dream. Helen has received numerous awards and accolades for her adventures, including being named by the National Geographic Society/National Public Radio as one of the great explorers of the 20th century. She and her husband Bill live in the foothills of Washington's North CascadesThayer, Helen is the author of 'Three Among the Wolves A Couple and Their Dog Live a Year With Wolves in the Wild', published 2004 under ISBN 9781570613982 and ISBN 1570613982.
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