Helen Thayer

Born in New Zealand, Helen Thayer , at the age of 50, is the first woman to solo to the magnetic North Pole.

She has done the following:

Traveled alone to the magnetic North Pole. And accompanied only by her dog Charlie that saved her life when one of polar bears tried to attack her.
Walked across the Sahara Desert, 2,400 miles
Walked across the Mongolian Gobi Desert, 1,500 miles
Kayaked two remote Amazon Rivers and photographed 3 species unknown to science, traveling 1,200 miles
Honored by the White House and National Geographic
Named “One of the Great Explorers of the 20th Century” by National Geographic Society & NPR
Best selling author
- Polar Dream: The First Solo Expedition by a Woman and Her Dog to the Magnetic North Pole
- Three Among the Wolves: A year of Friendship with Wolves in the Wild
- Trekking the Gobi: Desert of Dreams and Despair
An internationally acclaimed motivational speaker
World wide explorer
Represented 3 countries in international track and field
National luge champion
In 2007, Thayer and her husband, Bill, hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas.