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Sir Walter William “Wally” Herbert

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Sir Walter William “Wally” Herbert

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12 Jun 2007 (aged 72)
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Explorer. The first person to cross the entire frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean on foot and reach the North Pole. Born in York, England, he headed a team of four men and a pack of 40 dogs with sleds which covered the 6,000 kilometer stretch between Alaska and Spitzbergen, Norway in 1969. He died in Inverness, Scotland.
Explorer. The first person to cross the entire frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean on foot and reach the North Pole. Born in York, England, he headed a team of four men and a pack of 40 dogs with sleds which covered the 6,000 kilometer stretch between Alaska and Spitzbergen, Norway in 1969. He died in Inverness, Scotland.

Bio by: Fred Beisser


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