7 women complete trek to the South Pole
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January 1, 2010, Friday
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SEVEN women on a 900-kilometer Antarctic ski trek reached the South Pole yesterday, 38 days after they began their adventure to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth.
"I'm incredibly proud of the team and I think ... if we can do this then you can do anything that you like to and that's the message that we really want to send to everyone," team leader Felicity Aston said.
Skiing six to 10 hours a day, the Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition trekked an average of 24 kilometers a day, each hauling an 80-kilogram sled of provisions and shelter to reach the United States-operated Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station science base.
The expedition comprised women from Brunei, Cyprus, Ghana, India, New Zealand, Singapore and Britain.
The group faced blinding blizzards, winds in excess of 130 kilometers an hour, hidden crevasses and minus 40 degrees Celsius temperatures.
"I'm incredibly proud of the team and I think ... if we can do this then you can do anything that you like to and that's the message that we really want to send to everyone," team leader Felicity Aston said.
Skiing six to 10 hours a day, the Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition trekked an average of 24 kilometers a day, each hauling an 80-kilogram sled of provisions and shelter to reach the United States-operated Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station science base.
The expedition comprised women from Brunei, Cyprus, Ghana, India, New Zealand, Singapore and Britain.
The group faced blinding blizzards, winds in excess of 130 kilometers an hour, hidden crevasses and minus 40 degrees Celsius temperatures.
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