Helen Thayer's Achievements and Honors
- First woman to travel alone to the Magnetic North Pole accompanied only by her polar bear dog, Charlie
- First woman to walk across the Sahara Desert, following an ancient 4,000-mile trade route from Morocco to the Nile River
- At age 80, the first person to walk alone the entire length of Death Valley North to South
- First woman to walk 1,600 miles across the Mongolian Gobi Desert
- First non-Indian woman to kayak 2,200 miles in the Amazon and photograph 3 species unknown to science
- Lived alongside a wolf den for over six months and traveled the Canadian polar sea to study wild wolves in their environment
- Helen and Bill became the first couple to travel unsupported to one of the world's Poles when they skied to the Magnetic North Pole
- 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 with four books in print: Polar Dream, Three Among the Wolves, Walking the Gobi, Charlie - The Hero by my Side
- Internationally acclaimed motivational speaker
- World wide explorer
- An accomplished high-altitude mountain climber
Represented three countries (New Zealand, Guatemala, United States) in international track and field
- United States National luge champion
Continuing her pursuit of extreme adventures well into her senior years, Helen Thayer proves that people with vision can Live Life Without Limits.