Ride on!
EXPEDITION DAY 4
I reach the narrowest and
steepest part of the Leverett
Glacier and cross the
Transantarctic mountains.
The route stretches uphill
over a seemingly endless
distance. The glacier is huge
and bigger than most of
the ice fields in Alaska and
Canada. Nobody has ever
conquered this glacier before
using their physical strength
alone. Enormous winds
whip through the valley and
head straight towards me
from the Antarctica plateau
at below minus 40 degrees
centigrade. I weep, sob
and stroke my cold face with
my hand. The ascent seems
endless, yet I gradually
begin to gain in confidence
because I know that the
first kilometres are amongst
the most difficult.
Snow safari
with
Felicity
Aston
Safari sulla neve con Felicity Aston
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The first woman to ski solo across Antarctica.
Briton Felicity Aston has done it. On a 1 744 km
journey that took her 59 days, she skied across
the white continent. From the coast, to the
South Pole, and on to the coast, battling the icy
cold for nearly two months, the hardest of
storms and some of the toughest topographical
conditions. In achieving her goal Felicity Aston
broke two records: she is the first woman to cross
Antarctica on a solo expedition, and the first
person to do it with her muscle power alone.
It was a mental and physical effort that was
only possible thanks to the latest and highest
performance materials: of decisive importance
for being able to move forwards on skis are ­ski
skins. And endurance sports personality Felicity only uses best Swiss quality ski skins from
MONTANA Sport International. MONTANA has
been making skins for discerning customers,
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La prima donna da sola a spasso per l’Antartide.
La britannica Felicity Aston ce l’ha fatta. Durante
il suo viaggio lungo 1 744 km e 59 giorni
ha attraversato il continente bianco sugli sci.
Il Polo Sud da costa a costa. Per quasi due
mesi immersa nel freddo glaciale, con tempeste
fortissime e condizioni topografiche talvolta
estremamente difficili. Felicity Aston ha battuto
due record contemporaneamente: prima
donna a riuscire nell’attraversamento in una
spedizione individuale e primo essere umano
a compiere l’impresa con la sola forza dei muscoli.
Una prestazione fisica e mentale da campioni
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l’avanzata sugli sci sono le pelli in tessilfoca.
Felicity, l’atleta di sport estremi, si affida
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che su splitboard il comfort
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EXPEDITION DAY 17
EXPEDITION DAY 56
Still ten days to go until I
reach the South Pole.
My body is starting to show
the first symptoms of
exhaustion, but I am yet to
have completed a third of
my journey. I am hurting all
over. My feet feel as heavy
as lead and my shoulders and
neck are strained from the
sleigh-pulling. My elbows are
in pain due to my repeated
arm movements. Every day
is the same. Thirty kilometres
of hiking, setting up the tent,
cooking, eating and collapsing
into the warm sleeping bag.
It is like a form of meditation:
the only things you hear
are your own breathing, your
own heartbeat and the
crunching sound of the skis
and your clothing. Now
it is all about perseverance.
I only have 100 kilometres
left until my final goal – but
the environment remains
extremely forbidding. Not one
person or animal, and not
even a vapour trail from any
aircraft can be seen on
the wide horizon. The worst
thing is the sense of lone­
liness amidst the cold and the
storms. Yet in spite of all,
noth­ing is going to stop me.
I am determined to be the
first woman ever to ski across
Antarctica. An overwhelming
feeling of happiness and a
huge sense of appreciation are
beginning to develop in me.
My body and my equipment
have brought me safely across
the continent. And the
coming storm is not going to
shake my firm sense of
confidence that I will safely
complete the final kilometres
of my expedition.
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