In 1986, a 29-year-old teacher spent 55 days crossing the Arctic and became the first woman to reach the North Pole |
[ad_1] PC: Guinness World Records In 1986, Ann Bancroft set out across the Arctic as a 29-year-old elementary school teacher with a love of the outdoors and a place on an eight-member expedition. Fifty-five days later, she stood at the North Pole, becoming the first woman to reach it. The journey involved dog sleds, tonnes…