Only 1m52 tall, weighing 48kg, and suffering from asthma, Karen Kylleso skied alone 1,130km to the South Pole in 54 days.
Explorer Karen Kylleso - Photo: reforma.com
A 21-year-old Norwegian woman has made history by becoming the youngest person to ski solo to the South Pole without support, marking an important milestone in human exploration of the polar region.
On the evening of January 13, Norwegian explorer Karen Kylleso completed a 1,130 km journey in 54 days. She set this "achievement" 114 years after fellow explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911.
With a "modest" height of 1m52 and weight of 48kg, she had to face harsh challenges throughout the journey.
She pulled a 100kg sled – twice her body weight – through temperatures as low as -25°C, with cold-induced asthma slowing Kylleso down on the final leg.
Despite the physical difficulties, Kylleso completed the trip without support, surpassing the previous Guinness record set by French explorer Pierre Hedan - who reached the South Pole alone at the age of 26 early last year.
Sharing about the difficult journey, Kylleso said she felt proud of what she had achieved, describing it as a wonderful and slightly strange experience.
To prepare for the Antarctic expedition, the young girl trained for 6 years.
Previously, in 2018, at the age of 15, Kylleso was also the youngest girl to cross Greenland on a snowboard.
Kylleso's father, Hakon Kylleso, credits his daughter's success to a combination of genetics and a love of nature, with her mother an accomplished cross-country skier and her father enjoying hiking, hunting and fishing.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store praised Kylleso's achievement, noting that she was following in the footsteps of the country's polar explorers.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/co-gai-thap-be-nhe-can-tro-thanh-nguoi-tre-nhat-mot-minh-den-nam-cuc-2025011521473394.htm
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