As of 7:00AM (GMT) Bryony Balen became the youngest Briton to ski to the Geographic South Pole from the Hercules Inlet! Overall Bryony and the team have skied 1134.9km (705miles) over a period of 56 days. The journey took her across the planets coldest continent, where temperatures reached as low as -45°C (-49°F) and facing the daily struggle of high winds, white-outs, sastrugi, and an almost permanent uphill climb!
In the last two days of the expedition the team trekked 67km, a huge push to get there just a little sooner! Bryony told me she would promptly sleep after the long days (and nights) skiing, followed by a visit to the centre and the pole marker before heading back to the Union Glacier Base (via aeroplane) at 4PM (GMT). Naturally, she is ecstatic!
Congratulations Bryony!
And thank you everyone for the support that has helped this fantastic feat occur!
Robert Carey, on behalf of the Polar Conqueror, Bryony Balen.
Congratulations! Great to hear this.
Congratulations Bryony! From the moment I first interviewed you I knew if anyone could break this record, you could
Hope you get chance to come back to earth gently and get to eat lots of chocolate in the process!
Well done Bryony, record breaker. We are proud of you!