<Li> First (confirmed) to reach the North Pole by dogsled: team led by Sir Wally Herbert . 1968 - 69 </Li> <Li> First surface ship to reach the North Pole: nuclear - powered icebreaker Arktika (Soviet Union). August 17, 1977 </Li> <Li> First people to ski from the continent to the North Pole: Expedition of Dmitry Shparo, Jury Khmelevsky, Vladimir Ledenev, Anatoly Melnikov, Vladimir Rakmanov, Vasily Shishkarev and Vadim Davydov (Soviet Union). March 16 - May 31, 1979 </Li> <Li> First (confirmed) expedition to reach the North Pole without resupply (one - way trip, flew home from pole): Will Steger International Polar Expedition . May 1, 1986 . The team members were: Paul Schurke, Brent Boddy, Richard Weber, Geoff Carroll, Ann Bancroft and a team of 21 dogs . Brent Boddy & Richard Weber became the first Canadians to reach the North Pole on foot while Ann Bancroft became the first woman to trek to the Pole . </Li>

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