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Another British lady solo and unsupported for the South Pole
12:36 p.m. EDT Aug 26, 2003
First there was none and then there were three! Nottingham Evening Post reports that Fiona Thornewill too plans skiing to the South Pole. The other two British women are Judy Kelly who will make the journey together with the Cold Feat team and polar explorer Rosie Stancer who made it to the South Pole in 2000 (one resupply) and will make an attempt to reach it solo and unsupported this time.
Whilst all three women intend to go without the aid of airdrops, Fiona and Rosie will go solo and unsupported, as the first British women and actually the first in the world to do so from the coast (Hercules Inlet) as pioneer Liv Arnesen reportedly stopped over in Patriot Hills (not yet confirmed by Liv).
Fiona, 37, a recruitment consultant, was (along with Catherine Hartley) one of the two first British women to ski to both poles and, with husband Mike, 40, also the first married couple to reach both poles (both expeditions were guided with resupplies).
Although she is going solo and unsupported, her husband will not be far this time either. Mike aims to lead a band of novices to the South Pole along the Shackleton route and Fiona hope they will meet at the SP. As with many of the other expeditions however, the funds are still a problem and so is transportation to the ice. Says Fiona: "I desperately need a £20,000 title sponsor to ensure my efforts so far are not in vain."
Image of a South Pole expedition ExplorersWeb files
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