Wendy Booker, a 57 year old climber, runner, and explorer with multiple sclerosis, has beaten the odds yet again… this time conquering the North Pole via dog sled.
Beverly, MA (PRWEB) April 27, 2011
Overcoming sub-zero temperatures, high winds and unfavorable conditions on the arctic ice, on April 23rd Wendy Booker became the first person with MS to stand at the North Pole.
After trekking the last degree to the North Pole with her canine and human teammates, Wendy awoke to near blizzard conditions and frigid temperatures on Easter morning at the top of the world. April 24th is her birthday, and a birthday celebration on ice at the North Pole was the best present Wendy could receive!
The first leg of a long and arduous mission, the North Pole is only one of three arctic expeditions that Wendy plans to undertake on her way to completing the Polar Trilogy. In December of 2011 she will follow up her North Pole triumph with a cross-country ski trek to the South Pole. 2011 will mark the 100th anniversary of the famous Scott and Amundsen race to the Pole in 1911, and Wendy is honored to participate in this historic centennial year. Next spring, she’ll be tackling the frozen expanse of Greenland to complete the Polar Trilogy, again supported by dog sled.
How does a New England interior designer come to find herself mushing to the North Pole?
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, Wendy was initially devastated. But it took little time for her to transform anguish into inspiration by running the Boston Marathon. Over the past decade she has continued running with ten marathons under her belt – the latest being the New York Marathon in the fall of 2010.
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