Felicity Aston

Felicity Aston is the first and only woman in the world to ski alone across Antarctica. The 35-year-old British expedition leader, public speaker and freelance travel writer from Kent also led the 2009 Commonwealth Expedition to the South Pole, the first British women's team across Greenland, and completed the infamous Marathon Des Sables across the Sahara. She previously worked as a meteorologist in the Antarctic for three years as well as completing expeditions in Siberia, Quebec, Iceland and the Canadian Arctic. www.felicityaston.com