Felicity Aston
British polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE is an author, speaker, expedition leader and former Antarctic scientist. In 2012 she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica. It was a journey of 1744km that took 59 days to complete and which gave her a place in the book of Guinness World Records. She is also the leader of the Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition.
Born: 1977
Hometown: Kent, U.K.
Education: B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy
Occupation: Expedition leader and Antarctic scientist
Expeditions: Adventures in all the cold regions of the world including Greenland, Siberia, Iceland, Scandinavia, the Arctic and Antarctica
Favorite Place To Be: Antarctica
Best Discovery: That people are capable of much more than they expect
Favorite Items In The Field: Camera, moisturizer, a down jacket
Personal Hero: My brother Spencer
Hobbies: Maps and books
Books: Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole and Alone in Antarctica
Website: www.felicityaston.com
Advice: Don't assume you will have time to follow your dreams tomorrow - make a start today
Blog post and News publications:
WINGS WorldQuest: Training for the North Pole in the Arabian Desert, April 2017
Radio Times: Polar explorer Felicity Aston on the highs and lows of Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow, November 2016
