Explorer Felicity Aston recounts her solo skiing expedition across Antarctica, explaining exploration for her and many others is not merely a choice but a fundamental need. “It took me a long time to ...

A disabled adventurer, he has completed seven marathons on seven continents over seven days; at the end of this year, he aims to ski 207 miles in 20 days across Antarctica to the South Pole.

It’s like skiing across a dirt road filled with potholes ... I knew I did not want to cross the trans-Antarctic Mountains, so I veered east and headed toward the southern coast 1,792 miles ...

was the first person to manually ski solo across Antarctica. Having returned many times since then, Ms Aston last year also assumed the traditional naval role of Godmother for the expedition ship ...