Maria Leijerstam
| Maria Leijerstam | |
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| Born |
June 1978 (age 36) Aberdare, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | First person to reach South Pole by cycle |
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whiteicecycle | |
Leijerstam's route (blue) over the South Pole Traverse (red)
Maria Leijerstam is a Welsh polar adventurer. She was born in Aberdare, Wales in 1978.[1] She is credited as the first person to reach the South Pole by human-powered cycle, on a recumbent tricycle in 2013 via the South Pole Traverse, a U.S.-built compacted ice road from the Antarctic coast.[2][3] The team started at Novolazarevskaya Station where Leijerstam was transported by truck to the base of Leverett Glacier, then rode through the Queen Maud Mountains and on to the geographic pole, a distance of 638 kilometres (396 mi).[4][5]
References
- ↑ Wendy Horton (2008-06-07), "Maria's 30th will be a real adventure; Athlete is primed and ready for a gruelling world race", South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) – via The Free Library
- ↑ "IceCycle | World first cycle to the South Pole 2013". Whiteicecycle.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ↑ Benjamin Wright (December 27, 2013), "British adventurer Maria Leijerstam achieves world first by cycling to South Pole", The Independent
- ↑ "First Person to Bicycle to the South Pole". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Bill Spindler, "2013-14 nongovernmental ventures", southpolestation.com news archive (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station)
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