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British skier reaches Pole in solo Antarctic trek

Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:09 AM EST
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<p>In this photo taken on Nov. 19, 2011 and provided by the Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition, Felicity Aston takes a picture of herself at Union Glacier days before she traveled to her starting point on the Ross Ice Shelf for a solo trek across Antarctica. For more than three weeks, since Nov. 25, Aston has been skiing toward the South Pole pulling two sledges packed with supplies. She is attempting to become the first woman to cross Antarctica alone, and has covered about one third of the journey of more than 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles). (AP Photo/Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition/Kaspersky Lab)</p>

In this photo taken on Nov. 19, 2011 and provided by the Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition, Felicity Aston takes a picture of herself at Union Glacier days before she traveled to her starting point on the Ross Ice Shelf for a solo trek across Antarctica. For more than three weeks, since Nov. 25, Aston has been skiing toward the South Pole pulling two sledges packed with supplies. She is attempting to become the first woman to cross Antarctica alone, and has covered about one third of the journey of more than 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles). (AP Photo/Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition/Kaspersky Lab)

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— British adventurer Felicity Aston has reached the South Pole, nearly halfway in her attempt to become the first human to ski solo using only muscle power across Antarcica.

She made it to the U.S. research station at the geographic South Pole Tuesday after pulling two sledges for more than 500 miles (700 kilometers), up a glacier, over a mountain range and against stiff headwinds for nearly a month.

She says it feels amazing to have reached the pole, where she plans a day's rest to replenish her supplies before hitting the ice again. She's not sure if she'll make the record, but says that whatever happens next, she'll have the satisfaction of having made it solo from the coast to the pole.

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Online:

Aston's expedition site: http://www.kasperskyonetransantarcticexpedition.com

Aston on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/felicity(underscore)aston

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