Ralph Plaisted, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRalph Plaisted
American explorer
Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1927
Place of Birth: Bruno, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 08-Sep-2008
Profession: explorer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Ralph Plaisted
- Ralph Plaisted (30 September 1927 – 8 September 2008) and his three companions, Walt Pederson, Gerry Pitzl and Jean-Luc Bombardier, are regarded by most polar authorities to be the first to succeed in a surface traverse across the ice to the North Pole on 19 April 1968, making the first confirmed surface conquest of the Pole.
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