Fifty-nine day trek breaks record
(NEWSER) - British adventurer Felicity Aston became the first woman to ski across Antarctica today, finishing a 59-day, 1,084-mile trek across the continent, the AP reports. She made the trip using only her own muscle power, something no person traveling alone has ever done—though a couple managed it once. She started out at the Leverett Glacier on Nov. 25, and wound up declaring success at the Hercules Inlet, where she huddled in a tent to avoid a bout of bad weather and await a plane that would return her to a base camp. More»
