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| UK woman crosses Antarctica solo | UK woman crosses Antarctica solo |
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| British explorer Felicity Aston has reached Antarctica's Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone. | British explorer Felicity Aston has reached Antarctica's Hercules Inlet, becoming the first woman to cross the continent alone. |
| "Congratulations to the 1st female to traverse Antarctica SOLO.V proud," her UK support team tweeted late on Sunday. | |
| AP news agency reported Ms Aston, 33, was also the first person to make the crossing using only her own strength to ski the 1,084 miles (1,744km). | AP news agency reported Ms Aston, 33, was also the first person to make the crossing using only her own strength to ski the 1,084 miles (1,744km). |
| An expedition spokeswoman confirmed she had crossed Antarctica. | An expedition spokeswoman confirmed she had crossed Antarctica. |
| The crossing took Ms Aston 59 days, beginning at Leverett Glacier. | |
| The spokeswoman said Ms Aston arrived at Hercules Inlet at around 17:00 Chilean time on Sunday (20:00 GMT). Weather permitting she would be flown to Union Glacier base camp and from there to Chile, eventually returning to the UK on 31 January, she said. | |
| Tweeting from her @felicity_aston account, Ms Aston, from Kent, said she was sitting in her tent waiting to be picked up. | |
| "I've been promised red wine and a hot shower," she wrote. Later she added: "Foiled by bad weather yet again! No plane tonight but I have my last Beef and Ale Stew to enjoy for my final evening alone - yum!" | "I've been promised red wine and a hot shower," she wrote. Later she added: "Foiled by bad weather yet again! No plane tonight but I have my last Beef and Ale Stew to enjoy for my final evening alone - yum!" |
| In a podcast, Ms Aston said her last day had been "amazing", with an icy eight miles to cross. | In a podcast, Ms Aston said her last day had been "amazing", with an icy eight miles to cross. |
| "It's all a little bit overwhelming after days and days of counting the time and the distance to get here. I seem to have got here all of a rush all of a sudden and I don't really feel prepared for it. I mean it feels amazing to be finished and yet overwhelmingly sad that it's over at the same time," she said. | "It's all a little bit overwhelming after days and days of counting the time and the distance to get here. I seem to have got here all of a rush all of a sudden and I don't really feel prepared for it. I mean it feels amazing to be finished and yet overwhelmingly sad that it's over at the same time," she said. |
| Ms Aston said her journey had been "an amazing privilege". | Ms Aston said her journey had been "an amazing privilege". |