Ralph Plaisted
Ralph Plaisted | |
|---|---|
Plaisted c. 1968 | |
| Born | September 27, 1927 Bruno, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2008 (aged 80) Wyoming, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Insurance salesman |
| Known for | Expedition to the North Pole via snowmobile in 1968 |
| Spouse |
Riki Magnolo
(m. 1967; death 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
Ralph Summers Plaisted (September 30, 1927 – September 8, 2008) was an American explorer who, with 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 April 19, 1968, making the first confirmed surface conquest of the Pole.