Tough Girl Podcast
Mollie Hughes - 29, Youngest woman to ski from Hercules Inlet in Western Antarctica to the South Pole.
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:50:22
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Synopsis
In 2019 Mollie set off on her most ambitious expedition to date, skiing solo from the coast of Antarctica to the Geographic South Pole. 29-year-old adventurer and motivational speaker, who was born in Devon and lives in Edinburgh, started her world record attempt at 1.40 pm (Chilean time / 4.40 pm UK time) on Wednesday 13 November. After 58.5 days and 650 hours of skiing alone in whiteouts, storm-force winds and temperatures hitting minus 45C, Mollie reached the Geographic South Pole on the 10th January 2020 at 8.50 am (Chilean time / 11.50 am UK time) – achieving her second world record by becoming the youngest woman in the world to ski solo from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. Listen to Mollie as she shares more about her polar challenge, discussing sponsorship, learning how to ski, coping in a whiteout, and the power of positive affirmations. Show notes What Mollie has done before Her desire to go to Antarctica The starting point with the plan Figuring out the sponsorship Creating a