Polar Dream
by Helen Thayer

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At the age of 50, Helen Thayer walked and skied for 27 days in the Arctic, pulling an 160-pound sled for 364 miles in order to become the first woman—and the oldest person--to travel on foot, unresupplied, to the magnetic North Pole. Her only companion was a 94-pound dog, Charlie, adopted three days before she began her expedition. Charlie is a Canadian Eskimo husky, trained by the Inuit to warn of approaching bears. Thayer faced and survived seven confrontations with polar bears thanks to her own quick wits and the keen senses of Charlie.

Thayer also endured hurricane-force winds and unimaginable cold of minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit (with the wind chill factor) that could freeze her eyes shut. During the last week of Thayer’s trip, and arctic storm blew away most of her supplies and food. For seven days she lived on a handful of walnuts each day and a pint of water. She was forced to chew frozen ice that blistered her mouth in order to fend off impending dehydration and starvation.

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Weight:	0.32 kg
Price:	CDN$ 20.95 (US$ 20.39)

ISBN-10:	0939165457
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780939165452
Author:	Helen Thayer
Publisher:	NewSage Press Troutdale, OR
Publication Date:	2002
Pages:	288 pp
Size/Dimensions:	9 x 6
Binding:	Paperback