Wally Herbert
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Sir Wally Herbert is a British polar explorer, writer and artist. In 1969 he became the first man to walk undisputed to the North Pole, on the 60th anniversary of Robert Peary's famous, but disputed, expedition.
In recognition of his polar achievements, he has received several honours and awards: among them the Polar Medal and bar; the gold medals of several Geographical Societies, and the Explorers Medal of the Explorers Club. He has a mountain range and a plateau named after him in the Antarctic; the most northerly mountain in the Svalbard Group named after him in the Arctic.
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